The Tokrau ( Kazakh : Тоқырау ) is a river in Karaganda Region , Kazakhstan . It has a length of 298 km (185 mi) and a drainage basin of 21,100 km (8,100 sq mi).
5-603: The Tokrau flows by Aktogay , the administrative center of Aktogay District, Karaganda Region , as well as by Saryterek village. Its mouth lies northeast of Balkhash City and east of the Bektauata range. The Egizkoytas burial complex of the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age is located in the upper course of the river. The Tokrau Formation, a fossiliferous stratigraphic unit in Kazakhastan whose strata date back to
10-543: Is the administrative center of the Aktogay District, as well as the only settlement of the Aktogay Rural District (KATO code - 353630100). Population: 3,145 (2009 Census results); 4,186 (1999 Census results). In 1999, the population of the village was 4,186 people (2,140 men and 2,046 women). According to the 2009 census , 3,145 people lived in the village (1,568 men and 1,577 women). At
15-610: The Paleozoic , was named after the river. The Tokrau river originates in the Kyzyltas range of the southern Kazakh Uplands , 10 km (6.2 mi) to the north of Mt Karashoki. It heads roughly southwards within a narrow channel all along its course. Its valley may reach 10 km (6.2 mi) at its widest, narrowing to 75 m (246 ft) in gorges. The floodplain is between 1 km (0.62 mi) and 1.2 km (0.75 mi) wide. About 50 km (31 mi) away from
20-645: The coast of Lake Balkhash to the south, the river fans out into many arms in a dry, widening plain. Finally its waters disperse in the semidesert sands to the north of the lakeshore. This last stretch of the Tokrau was an ancient delta dating back to the time when the river reached Lake Balkhash. The Tokrau is fed mainly by winter snows. Its water is fresh and the river channel fills between March and May, although less often it may fill in late autumn too. The lower stretch frequently dries up, stagnating into disconnected pools. Very rarely, in years of abundant spring floods,
25-652: The waters of the river may break through the desert area and trickle into the endorheic lake Balkhash. The main tributaries of the Tokrau are the Zhalanash, the 73 km (45 mi) long Karamende, the Kosabai, the Karatal and the 65 km (40 mi) long Zhinishke. Aktogay, Karaganda Region Aktogay ( Kazakh : Ақтоғай ) is a village in Aktogay District, Karaganda Region , Kazakhstan . It
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