Oka (Angara)

The Oka (Russian: Ока, Buryat: Аха, romanized: Akha) is a river in Siberia, left tributary of the Angara. It originates in the Sayan Mountains in western Buryatia and flows through Irkutsk Oblast. It discharges into the Bratsk reservoir. It is 630 kilometres (390 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 34,000 square kilometres (13,000 sq mi).[1]

Oka
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSayan Mountains
MouthAngara
  coordinates
55°30′55″N 102°20′54″E
Length630 km (390 mi)
Basin size34,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionAngaraYeniseyKara Sea

References

  1. Река Ока (Аха) in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)


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