▁upper ▁reaches ▁on ▁separate ▁st ony ▁areas . ▁Sh ore ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 6 ▁m , ▁mostly ▁ste ep ▁or ▁ste ep , ▁on ▁altern ating ▁places ▁altern ating ▁with ▁flat ▁and ▁very ▁flat , ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁part ▁they ▁are ▁often ▁pe aty , ▁herm etic , ▁less ▁rock y ▁or ▁lo amy , ▁on ▁other ▁segments ▁sand ▁or ▁sand y - cl ay , ▁was hed ▁out ▁by ▁water ▁and , ▁collapse , ▁collapse ▁into ▁the ▁river , ▁along ▁with ▁shr ubs ▁that ▁grow ▁on ▁them , ▁and ▁separate ▁trees . ▁In ▁many ▁places , ▁they ▁merge ▁with ▁the ▁s lop es ▁of ▁the ▁valley . ▁The ▁river ▁is ▁mostly ▁snow y ▁with ▁a ▁significant ▁participation ▁of ▁rain ▁and ▁earth . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁high ▁spring ▁flo ods , ▁low ▁summer ▁curr ents , ▁dist urbed ▁by ▁short - term ▁rain ▁flo ods , ▁aut umn ▁and ▁winter ▁rise ▁of ▁water ▁are ▁allocated . ▁The ▁rise ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁often ▁begins ▁in ▁March , ▁and ▁rarely ▁in ▁February , ▁it ▁occurs ▁intens ively ▁( up ▁to ▁ 0 . 5 - 1 . 0 ▁m ▁/ ▁day ) ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁or ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁March ▁the ▁highest ▁level ▁reaches ▁for ▁the ▁normal ▁full - length ▁ 0 . 8 - 4 . 6 ▁m ▁, ▁with ▁exception ally ▁high ▁- ▁ 1 , 2 - 5 , 8 ▁m . ▁As ▁a ▁rule , ▁a ▁full - blo oded ▁animal