The river flows across Urzhar village, the administrative center of Urzhar District. It is one of the three most important rivers flowing into Alakol lake. Its waters are used to irrigate crops and pasture areas.[3]
The Urzhar originates in the southern slopes of the western part of the Tarbagatai Range. It heads roughly southwards all along its course. In its upper section it flows as a typical mountain river within a narrow and deep valley with frequent rapids. After leaving the mountain area it enters the wide Balkhash-Alakol Basin and passes through the village of Urzhar. The speed of its current slows down, its channel widens and forms meanders. Further downstream it divides into arms. Finally it reaches the northern lakeshore of lake Alakol near Kamyskala, former Ribachy village.
The river is fed partly by snow and partly by groundwater. Its main tributaries are rivers Bazarka, Kusak and Karagaila on the left, and Eginsu on the right.[2][3]
^ abKazakhstan National Encyclopedia, vol. 9 / Ch. ed. B.O. Jakyp. — Almaty: « Kazakh encyclopedia» ZhSS, 2011. ISBN 9965-893-64-0(T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5
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urzhar, river, urzhar, kazakh, Уржар, river, abai, region, kazakhstan, length, drainage, basin, urzharУржарlast, stretch, mouth, urzhar, river, sentinel, image, mouth, location, kazakhstanlocationcountrykazakhstanphysical, characteristicssourcetarbagatai, rang. The Urzhar Kazakh Urzhar is a river in the Abai Region Kazakhstan 1 It has a length of 206 km 128 mi and a drainage basin of 5 280 km2 2 040 sq mi 2 UrzharUrzharLast stretch and mouth of the Urzhar river Sentinel 2 image Mouth location in KazakhstanLocationCountryKazakhstanPhysical characteristicsSourceTarbagatai Range coordinates47 23 22 N 81 30 52 E 47 38944 N 81 51444 E 47 38944 81 51444 elevation2 040 m 6 690 ft MouthBalkhash Alakol Basin locationLake Alakol coordinates46 28 0 N 81 33 08 E 46 46667 N 81 55222 E 46 46667 81 55222 elevation348 m 1 142 ft Length206 km 128 mi Basin size5 280 km2 2 040 sq mi The river flows across Urzhar village the administrative center of Urzhar District It is one of the three most important rivers flowing into Alakol lake Its waters are used to irrigate crops and pasture areas 3 Contents 1 Course 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCourse editThe Urzhar originates in the southern slopes of the western part of the Tarbagatai Range It heads roughly southwards all along its course In its upper section it flows as a typical mountain river within a narrow and deep valley with frequent rapids After leaving the mountain area it enters the wide Balkhash Alakol Basin and passes through the village of Urzhar The speed of its current slows down its channel widens and forms meanders Further downstream it divides into arms Finally it reaches the northern lakeshore of lake Alakol near Kamyskala former Ribachy village The river is fed partly by snow and partly by groundwater Its main tributaries are rivers Bazarka Kusak and Karagaila on the left and Eginsu on the right 2 3 See also editList of rivers of KazakhstanReferences edit L 44 Topographic Chart in Russian Retrieved 25 September 2022 a b Google Earth a b Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia vol 9 Ch ed B O Jakyp Almaty Kazakh encyclopedia ZhSS 2011 ISBN 9965 893 64 0 T Z ISBN 9965 893 19 5External links editStepnoj reki shirokoe razdole Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Urzhar river amp oldid 1216040407, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
