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The Angara River is a 1779 km (1105 miles) long river in Irkutsk Oblast
Irkutsk Oblast

Irkutsk Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , located in south-eastern Siberia in the basins of Angara River, Lena River, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers....
 and Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai

Krasnoyarsk Krai is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It is the list of subdivisions of Russia by area Russian region after the Sakha Republic, occupying an area of , which is 13% of the country's total territory ....
, south-east Siberia
Siberia

Siberia , is the name given to the vast region constituting almost all of North Asia and for the most part currently serving as the massive central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, having served in the same capacity previously for the Soviet Union from its beginning, and the Russian Empire beginning in the 16th century....
, Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
. It is the only river flowing out of Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal is in southern Siberia in Russia, located between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryatia to the southeast, near the city of Irkutsk....
, and is a headwater of the Yenisei River
Yenisei River

Yenisei is the greatest river system flowing to the Arctic Ocean, and at 5,539 km is the List of rivers by length. Rising in Mongolia, it follows a northerly course to the Yenisei Gulf in the Kara Sea, draining a large part of central Siberia, the longest stream following the Yenisei-Angara-Selenga-Ider....
.

Leaving Lake Baikal near the settlement of Listvyanka
Listvyanka

Listvyanka is an urban-type settlement in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, situated seventy kilometres from Irkutsk, near the point where the Angara River leaves Lake Baikal....
, the Angara flows north past the Irkutsk Oblast's cities of Irkutsk
Irkutsk

Irkutsk is one of the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia in Siberia and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, situated by rail from Moscow....
, Angarsk
Angarsk

Angarsk is a types of inhabited localities in Russia in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, situated on the Angara River, from Moscow. Population: 262,300 ; ...
, Bratsk
Bratsk

'Bratsk' is a city in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara River near the vast Bratsk Reservoir. Population: 259,335 . Although the name sounds like the Russian word for 'brother' , it actually comes from 'bratskiye lyudi', an old name for the Buryats....
, and Ust-Ilimsk
Ust-Ilimsk

Ust-Ilimsk is a city in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara River. Population: 99,800 , 100,592 Russian Census ); 53,000 ....
. It then turns west, enters the Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai

Krasnoyarsk Krai is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It is the list of subdivisions of Russia by area Russian region after the Sakha Republic, occupying an area of , which is 13% of the country's total territory ....
, and falls into the Yenisei near Strelka (40 km east of Lesosibirsk
Lesosibirsk

Lesosibirsk is a types of settlements in Russia in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located on the Yenisei River, at . Its population as of the Russian Census was 65,374....
).

Below its junction with the Ilim River the Angara has been known in the past as the Upper Tunguska
Tunguska

Tunguska is a region in Russia. The term may also refer to one of the following.*Any of the Tunguska Rivers** Upper Tunguska, an old name of the lower flow of Angara River...
 .

Angara is dammed by the dams of three major hydroelectric plants that have been constructed since the 1950s.

Angara is navigable on several isolated sections: The section between the Ust-Ilimsk Dam and the Boguchany Dam is not been navigable due to rapids.






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The Angara River is a 1779 km (1105 miles) long river in Irkutsk Oblast
Irkutsk Oblast

Irkutsk Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , located in south-eastern Siberia in the basins of Angara River, Lena River, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers....
 and Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai

Krasnoyarsk Krai is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It is the list of subdivisions of Russia by area Russian region after the Sakha Republic, occupying an area of , which is 13% of the country's total territory ....
, south-east Siberia
Siberia

Siberia , is the name given to the vast region constituting almost all of North Asia and for the most part currently serving as the massive central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, having served in the same capacity previously for the Soviet Union from its beginning, and the Russian Empire beginning in the 16th century....
, Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
. It is the only river flowing out of Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal is in southern Siberia in Russia, located between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryatia to the southeast, near the city of Irkutsk....
, and is a headwater of the Yenisei River
Yenisei River

Yenisei is the greatest river system flowing to the Arctic Ocean, and at 5,539 km is the List of rivers by length. Rising in Mongolia, it follows a northerly course to the Yenisei Gulf in the Kara Sea, draining a large part of central Siberia, the longest stream following the Yenisei-Angara-Selenga-Ider....
.

Leaving Lake Baikal near the settlement of Listvyanka
Listvyanka

Listvyanka is an urban-type settlement in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, situated seventy kilometres from Irkutsk, near the point where the Angara River leaves Lake Baikal....
, the Angara flows north past the Irkutsk Oblast's cities of Irkutsk
Irkutsk

Irkutsk is one of the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia in Siberia and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, situated by rail from Moscow....
, Angarsk
Angarsk

Angarsk is a types of inhabited localities in Russia in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, situated on the Angara River, from Moscow. Population: 262,300 ; ...
, Bratsk
Bratsk

'Bratsk' is a city in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara River near the vast Bratsk Reservoir. Population: 259,335 . Although the name sounds like the Russian word for 'brother' , it actually comes from 'bratskiye lyudi', an old name for the Buryats....
, and Ust-Ilimsk
Ust-Ilimsk

Ust-Ilimsk is a city in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara River. Population: 99,800 , 100,592 Russian Census ); 53,000 ....
. It then turns west, enters the Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai

Krasnoyarsk Krai is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It is the list of subdivisions of Russia by area Russian region after the Sakha Republic, occupying an area of , which is 13% of the country's total territory ....
, and falls into the Yenisei near Strelka (40 km east of Lesosibirsk
Lesosibirsk

Lesosibirsk is a types of settlements in Russia in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located on the Yenisei River, at . Its population as of the Russian Census was 65,374....
).

Below its junction with the Ilim River the Angara has been known in the past as the Upper Tunguska
Tunguska

Tunguska is a region in Russia. The term may also refer to one of the following.*Any of the Tunguska Rivers** Upper Tunguska, an old name of the lower flow of Angara River...
 .

Dams and reservoirs

The Angara is dammed by the dams of three major hydroelectric plants that have been constructed since the 1950s.
  • Irkutsk Dam (????????? ???), forming the Irkutsk Reservoir, which floods the valley of the river from its source to Irkutsk, and slightly raises the water level in Lake Baikal.
  • Bratsk Dam
    Bratsk hydroelectric plant

    Bratsk hydroelectric plant is the second level of the Angara River hydroelectric stations cascade in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Located in Bratsk....
    , forming the Bratsk Reservoir
    Bratsk Reservoir

    Bratsk Reservoir is a reservoir of the Angara River, located in Irkutsk Oblast and Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is named after the city of Bratsk, the largest city adjacent to the reservoir....
    .
  • Ust-Ilimsk Dam (????-???????? ???), at Ust-Ilimsk
    Ust-Ilimsk

    Ust-Ilimsk is a city in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara River. Population: 99,800 , 100,592 Russian Census ); 53,000 ....
    , forming the Ust-Ilimsk Reservoir.
  • Boguchany Dam (??????????? ???) (under construction), at Kodinsk
    Kodinsk

    Kodinsk is a types of settlements in Russia in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Angara River, 735 km north of Krasnoyarsk. It is the administrative center of Kezhemsky District....


Navigation

Angara River2
The Angara is navigable on several isolated sections:
  • from Lake Baikal to Irkutsk;
  • from Irkutsk to Bratsk;
  • on the Ust-Ilimsk Reservoir;
  • from the Boguchany Dam (Kodinsk) to the river's fall into the Yenisei.
The section between the Ust-Ilimsk Dam and the Boguchany Dam is not been navigable due to rapids. However, with the completion of the Boguchany Dam, and filling of its reservoir, at least part of this section of the river will become navigable as well. Nonetheless, this will not enable through navigation from Lake Baikal to the Yenisei, as none of the existing three dams has been provided with a ship lock or a boat lift
Boat lift

A boat lift, ship lift, or lift lock is a machine for transporting boats between water at two different elevations, and is an alternative to the canal lock and the canal inclined plane....
, nor will the Boguchany Dam have one.

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