Belaya River (Kuban)

Belaya River (Kuban)

Belaya ( _ru. Бе́лая) is a river in the Republic of Adygea and Krasnodar Krai of Russia. It is a tributary of the Kuban River, which it joins in the Krasnodar Reservoir). The river is 273 km long, with a drainage basin of 5,990 km². It has its sources at the main watershed of the Caucasus Mountains. In its upper reaches it is a typical mountain river, and flows through deep canyons, while in its lower parts it is a slow flowing lowland river.

The towns of Maykop and Belorechensk lies at the Belaya River.


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