Misplaced Pages

#751248

9-597: The depression is named after the Turgay River , which flows southwards along a stretch of the trough. The Lakes of the lower Turgay and Irgiz Nature Reserve is a protected area located in the southern sector of the basin. The Turgay Depression runs across the Turgay Plateau in north-western Kazakhstan. It stretches from north to south and connects the West Siberian Plain to the north with

18-583: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Saryozen (Turgay basin) The Saryozen ( Kazakh : Сарыөзен ), also known as Konyrauli ( Kazakh : Қоңыраулы ), is a river in the Zharkain District of Akmola Region and the Amangeldi and Zhangeldi districts of Kostanay Region , Kazakhstan . The river is 164 km (102 mi) long and the area of its basin is 10,100 km (3,900 sq mi). The Saryozen belongs to

27-670: Is a river in Kazakhstan . It has a length of 825 km (513 mi) and a drainage basin of 157,000 km (61,000 sq mi). The Naurzum Nature Reserve is a protected area located in the river basin. The river originates at the confluence of the Zhaldama and Kara-Turgai rivers, which have their sources in the Kazakh Uplands . It then flows along the Turgay Depression . The Turgay disappears in

36-704: The Saryozen through the Tauysh channel, as well as the Uly-Zhylanshyk . The lowest parts of the depression are occupied by numerous lakes, with mostly saline or bittern-salty waters, such as Kushmurun , Koybagar , Tyuntyugur , Aksuat , Teniz , Sarymoin , Sarykopa , Akkol , Barakkol and Shalkarteniz . Geologically the entire trough corresponds to the Turgai tectonic subsidence of ancient alluvial and lacustrine deposits. The Turgay Plateau rises between

45-580: The Turan Depression . It has a length of 800 km (500 mi) and an average width between 25 km (16 mi) and 75 km (47 mi) with a maximum of 300 km (190 mi). The Ubagan River, a right tributary of the Tobol flows along it in the northern direction. Among the rivers flowing southwards, the main ones are the Turgay with its tributaries Irgiz and Ulkayak , including

54-563: The Turgay basin. It has its sources in the Saryadyr plateau. It heads initially southwestwards, then it bends westwards and in its mid course it bends again and heads southwestwards. Finally it enters lake Sarykopa from the northeastern end. In years of high water the Saryozen river may flow across lake Sarykopa into the Turgay through a channel near Tauysh village. Its main tributary is

63-850: The Urals and Mugodzhar Hills in the west and the Kazakh Steppe in the east. Deposits of iron ore and other minerals occur in the basin, as well as significant oilfields in the southern part. The northern part of the basin is characterized by steppe and the southern part by semi-desert , with the Barsuki Desert at the southern end near the Aral Sea . In the spring and summer, large swathes of it are used for pasture. Turgay (river) The Turgay ( [torɣai] ) (also known as Torgai, Torghay or Turgai ; Kazakh : Торғай , Romanised : Torğai ; Russian : Тургай Romanised : Turgay )

72-507: The endorheic basin of Shalkarteniz . The Ubagan , a tributary of the Tobol , drains the valley to the north, the Turgay to the south. There are many shallow, often salty lakes in the valley. In the summer it dries up and its water becomes salty in the lower reaches of certain sections. The river is mostly fed by snow. It freezes in November and thaws in April. The main tributaries of

81-533: The Turgay are the 593 km (368 mi) long Irgiz , the 284 km (176 mi) long Karatorgai and the Kobarga on the left, as well as the Zhaldama, Tokanay and Ulkayak on the right. In years of high water the 164 kilometers (102 mi) long Saryozen river may flow across lake Sarykopa into the Turgay through a channel near Tauysh village. This article related to a river in Kazakhstan

#751248