Gur (river)

The Gur (Гур) is a river in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is the 9th longest tributary of the Amur, with a length of 349 km and a drainage basin area of 11800 km2. The river was known as "Khungari" (Хунгари) until the 1972 Renaming of geographical sites in the Russian Far East. The town of Gurskoe, as well as the villages of Kenai, Uktur and Snezhny are located by the river. Gold mining is being developed in the river basin.

The Gur Swamps (Гурское болото) are an important wetland area located on the right bank of the river in the Nanaysky District.

Course
The Gur is a right tributary of the Amur. It has its sources in the slopes of the Sikhote-Alin and about two thirds of the river basin is located within the northwestern part of this mountain range. In its upper course the Gur heads roughly northwards its riverbed is largely undivided. Further downstream it bends and flows roughly towards the west. Leaving the mountains it flows in its last 100 km stretch meandering across the mainly swampy Middle Amur Lowland.

Finally the Gur joins the Amur split in several branches 673 km from its mouth. The confluence is 50 km to the south of Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

The main tributaries of the Gur are the 86 km long Uktur on the right, and the 88 km long Jaur, the 74 km long Hoso and the 87 km long Chermal on the left.

Fauna
There are important fisheries in the Gur. Salmon species, including chum salmon and pink salmon, enter the river for spawning. In the summer the lower course of the Gur is a feeding ground for whitefish, Siberian roach, rudd, carp and catfish.