The Shilka (; Evenki: Силькари, Sil'kari; , Shilke; , Shilka; ) is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai, (Dauria) south-eastern Russia. It has a length of , and has a drainage basin of .Шилка (река), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The name derives from Evenki shilki 'narrow valley.'E.M. Pospelov, Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira (Moscow: Russkie slovari, 1998), p. 473.
Course It originates as the confluence of the rivers Onon and Ingoda. Its confluence with the Argun on the Russia-China border gives rise to the Amur. The river is navigable for its entire length. The town Sretensk lies on the Shilka.
Tributaries The largest tributaries of the Shilka are, from source to mouth: Onon (right) Ingoda (left) Nercha (left) Kuenga (left) Chacha (left) Kara (left) Chyornaya (left)
See also Selenga Highlands List of rivers of Russia
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