Huma River (Heilongjiang)

The Huma River is a right tributary on the northern loop of the Amur River in China's province of Heilongjiang. It starts in the Greater Khingan Mountains and flows in a general eastern and south-eastern direction, parallel and southwest of the Amur, until flowing into the Amur in Huma County, about 10 km (6 mi) south of Huma County's county seat.[1]

For other uses, see Huma River (disambiguation).
Huma River
The Huma (Houmar) River on a map from (1773), the surrounding region labeled Houmari
Native name呼玛河 (Chinese), Huma he
Location
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
PrefectureGreater Khingan
CountyHuma County
Physical characteristics
MouthAmur
 • coordinates
51.6096°N 126.6816°E / 51.6096; 126.6816
Basin features
ProgressionAmur→ Sea of Okhotsk

Somewhere near its mouth was the Russian fort of Kumarsk at the time of the Russian–Manchu border conflicts. At the time it was also called "Kamora River" or "Houmar River".

References
  1. "AMUR-HEILONG RIVER BASIN". Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2021.


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