thumbnail|left|upright|The S.S. AMUR on the Shilka River (c.1902)
The Shilka (; Evenki: Силькари, Sil'kari; , Shilke; , Shilka; ) is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai, (Dauria) south-eastern Russia. It has a length of , and has a drainage basin of .
The name derives from Evenki shilki 'narrow valley.'
Course
It originates as the confluence of the rivers Onon and Ingoda. Its confluence with the Argun on the Russia-China border gives rise to the Amur. The river is navigable for its entire length. The town Sretensk lies on the Shilka.
- Onon (right)
- Ingoda (left)
- Nercha (left)
- Kuenga (left)
- Chacha (left)
- Kara (left)
- Chyornaya (left)
See also
- Selenga Highlands
- List of rivers of Russia