AMUR RIVER BASIN REPORT

BY RODRIGO, LEXI, ANTHONY, OWEN, AND YENXZEL

GEOGRAPHICAL
FEATURES
• The Amur River basin is located
in east Asia. The basin is about 716,200
square miles (1,855,000 square km). The
river goes through many different
places. The river starts at juncture of the
Shilka and Argun and ends at the mouth of
the Zeya. The river gets most of its water
from monsoons and rain fall in summer
and Autom. The river can get to a depth of
45ft during very rainy years. The discharge
of the river is around 385,000 cubic feet,
10,900 cubic meters per
second. Sometimes ice forms in the
river causing small ice burgs.
 • The Inhabitants of the basin are very susceptible to flood hazards
in the area. An example is the flood that occurred in September
2013. It was catastrophic due to a lack of flood managing policies
on Russia's part. These issues were further complicated by the
HAZARDS location of the basin. The main causes are a lack of policies along
with the flood points in the basin. This is the main hazard to
those inhabiting the area but other than that it is somewhat
safe.
 • The main reason people moved into the area to begin with.
There is a good amount of growth opportunities present within
the area. It is known as the biggest shipping artery in southeast
OPPORTUNITIES Russia. Therefore, offering high trade potential to the
inhabitants. The flooding is limited due to limited snowfall and
the high-water level is due to monsoon rains. Once the ice is all
gone, the entire river is open for navigation.
 • The Amur river has significant flooding due to many
things. Deforestation and an increase in logging and timber
efforts by Deforestation and an increase in logging and timber
efforts by mainly Russia has contributed to significant flooding,
soil erosion. As well as even wildfires along the entire region of
HAZARD the river basin. This accelerated mainly in the 1990a when the
timber industry had established roots in the region. The river is
MANAGEMENT heavily influenced by these logging efforts and any coastal
communities and ecosystems have been destroyed. A way to
prevent the flooding of the Amur river basin is to construct a
dam or build levees. But that would take away its title of being
the largest undammed river in the world.
 • Countries in the basin can further utilize this for their own
benefit. This can be done in several ways. Countries in the basin
are Russia, China, and Mongolia. They are split relatively
equally between Russia and China, with Russia taking up 54%,
UTILIZATION China taking up 44%, and Mongolia sitting at the edge of the
basin with 2%. These countries can utilize the construction of
dams to not be at risk of losing their coastal communities due
to flooding. Also, they can have a water source to drink from or
even recreational activities.
IMAGES

• This is an example of the amur during

its warmer and colder periods.
 • “Amur.” Wikipedia, 13 July 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amur.
CITATIONS • “Amur River - Facts and Information.” World Water Database,
2020, www.waterdatabase.com/rivers/amur-river/.