page_title: Upper Angara
hierarchical_section_title: Upper Angara
caption_attribution_description: Verkhnyaya Angara river, Buryatia, Russia
context_page_description: The Upper Angara is a river in Siberia to the north of Lake Baikal. It is 438 kilometres long, and has a drainage basin of 21,400 square kilometres. It rises north-east of Lake Baikal, flowing south-west through the Buryat Republic and eventually into the lake. It is partly navigable. The Baikal Amur Mainline runs along the north side of the river northeast up its valley, crossing between Anamakit and Novy Uoyan and crossing the river a second time upstream before heading into the mountains.
context_section_description: The Upper Angara (Russian: Верхняя Ангара, Verkhnyaya Angara; Buryat: Дээдэ Ангар, Deede Angar) is a river in Siberia to the north of Lake Baikal. It is 438 kilometres (272 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 21,400 square kilometres (8,300 sq mi). It rises north-east of Lake Baikal, flowing south-west through the Buryat Republic and eventually into the lake. It is partly navigable. The Baikal Amur Mainline runs along the north side of the river northeast up its valley, crossing between Anamakit and Novy Uoyan and crossing the river a second time upstream before heading into the mountains.
caption: View from the BAM railway bridge across the Upper Angara near Novy Uoyan
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