The Irtysh–Karaganda Canal (Kazakh: Ертіс-Қарағанды каналы, Ertıs-Qarağandy kanaly; Russian: Канал Иртыш — Караганда) is an irrigation canal in Kazakhstan. It connects the Irtysh River with Karaganda (Qaraghandy), a major industrial center in north-central Kazakhstan. After Kazakhstan's independence, the canal was officially renamed as the Kanysh Satpayev Canal (Russian: Канал имени Каныша Сатпаева) after the Kazakh geologist Kanysh Satpayev.
As Karaganda is located at a higher elevation than the Irtysh, the canal is furnished with 22 pumping stations, raising the water by 475 m in total.[3][4]
Historyedit
The construction of the canal started in 1962. It was put to use by 1968, and fully completed by 1974.
In the early 21st century, a pipeline was built from the canal to the Ishim River, to supply Kazakhstan's capital Astana with water.
As of 2013, proposals are floated in Kazakhstan about either extending the Irtysh–Karaganda Canal all the way to the Ishim River upstream of Astana, or building a new canal between the Irtysh and Astana.[5]
According to a report published in 2013, the canal presently operates at only about one-half of its full capacity.[6]
irtysh, karaganda, canal, kazakh, Ертіс, Қарағанды, каналы, ertıs, qarağandy, kanaly, russian, Канал, Иртыш, Караганда, irrigation, canal, kazakhstan, connects, irtysh, river, with, karaganda, qaraghandy, major, industrial, center, north, central, kazakhstan, . The Irtysh Karaganda Canal Kazakh Ertis Қaragandy kanaly Ertis Qaragandy kanaly Russian Kanal Irtysh Karaganda is an irrigation canal in Kazakhstan It connects the Irtysh River with Karaganda Qaraghandy a major industrial center in north central Kazakhstan After Kazakhstan s independence the canal was officially renamed as the Kanysh Satpayev Canal Russian Kanal imeni Kanysha Satpaeva after the Kazakh geologist Kanysh Satpayev Irtysh Karaganda CanalErtis Қaragandy kanalyCoordinates51 59 38 N 76 59 27 E 51 99389 N 76 99083 E 51 99389 76 99083SpecificationsLength451 km 280 miles HistoryConstruction began1962 61 years ago 1962 Date completed1974 49 years ago 1974 GeographyStart pointNear AksuEnd pointKaraganda Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 Notes 4 External linksDescription editThe canal starts at 51 59 38 N 76 59 27 E 51 99389 N 76 99083 E 51 99389 76 99083 just south of the city of Aksu formerly Yermak where it takes water from one of the branches of the Irtysh River It runs for 451 km 1 in the general western south western and southern direction It reaches an industrial area on the north eastern outskirts of Karaganda at 49 58 22 N 73 15 49 E 49 97278 N 73 26361 E 49 97278 73 26361 Kokpekti District at which point its water apparently goes into an underground pipeline 2 On its route the canal passes through numerous reservoirs the Ekibastuz Reservoir 51 49 00 N 75 13 00 E 51 81667 N 75 21667 E 51 81667 75 21667 about 10 km north of Ekibastuz as well as other reservoirs at 51 48 00 N 74 38 00 E 51 80000 N 74 63333 E 51 80000 74 63333 51 28 00 N 74 21 00 E 51 46667 N 74 35000 E 51 46667 74 35000 etc The canal crosses the Nura River at 50 5 26 N 73 22 40 E 50 09056 N 73 37778 E 50 09056 73 37778 in what appears to be a tunnel Some of the canal s water is directed into the Nura a chute below the dam at 50 5 30 N 73 22 37 E 50 09167 N 73 37694 E 50 09167 73 37694 replenishing this river As Karaganda is located at a higher elevation than the Irtysh the canal is furnished with 22 pumping stations raising the water by 475 m in total 3 4 History editThe construction of the canal started in 1962 It was put to use by 1968 and fully completed by 1974 In the early 21st century a pipeline was built from the canal to the Ishim River to supply Kazakhstan s capital Astana with water As of 2013 proposals are floated in Kazakhstan about either extending the Irtysh Karaganda Canal all the way to the Ishim River upstream of Astana or building a new canal between the Irtysh and Astana 5 According to a report published in 2013 the canal presently operates at only about one half of its full capacity 6 Notes edit Irtysh Karaganda Canal in The Great Soviet Encyclopedia 1979 Satellite view on Google Maps L vovich M I 1979 World Water Resources and Their Future American Geophysical Union p 344 Alagh Yoginder K Pangare Ganesh Gujja Biksham eds 2006 Interlinking of Rivers in India Overview and Ken Betwa Link Academic Foundation p 70 ISBN 8171885209 Kazakhstan considering a water canal to link the Irtysh River to the Ishim River across Astana 2013 10 07 Kulikov Evgeny Vyacheslavovich Kulikov Evgenij Vyacheslavovich 2013 08 23 Adapting of fisheries management to the changing Irtysh water basin hydrological regime archived from the original on 2013 09 25 retrieved 2013 09 21External links edit nbsp Media related to Irtysh Karaganda Canal at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This Kazakhstan location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Irtysh Karaganda Canal amp oldid 1167252878, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
