| Nercha | |
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 Shilka basin, including Nercha | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Olyokma-Stanovik |
| Mouth | Shilka |
| • coordinates | 51°55′01″N 116°38′28″E / 51.9169°N 116.6411°E / 51.9169; 116.6411 |
| Length | 580 km (360 mi) |
| Basin size | 27,500 km (10,600 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Shilka→ Amur→ Sea of Okhotsk |
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | 尼布楚河 | ||||||
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| Manchu name | |||||||
| Manchu script |  Nibcu bira | ||||||
| Russian name | |||||||
| Russian | Нерча | ||||||
The Nercha (Russian: Нерча, Buryat: Нэршүү, Nershüü; Mongolian: Нэрчүү, Nerchüü) is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia, left tributary of the Shilka (Amur's basin). The length of the river is 580 kilometres (360 mi). The area of its basin is 27,500 square kilometres (10,600 sq mi). The Nercha freezes up in October and stays icebound until late April – early May. The town of Nerchinsk is located on the Nercha, 7 kilometres (4 mi) from its confluence with the Shilka.
Notes
- "Not until 1656 did Filippovich Pashkov, the voevoda of Yeneiseisk , found Nerchinsk at the mouth of the Nercha River..."
References
- China Journal. China society of science and arts. 1923. p. 516. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- "Река Нерча in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- Fu, L. (1966). A Documentary Chronicle of Sino-Western Relations, 1644-1820: Documentation and reference. A Documentary Chronicle of Sino-Western Relations, 1644-1820. Published for the Association for Asian Studies by the University of Arizona Press. p. 482. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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