| Talgar Талғар | |
|---|---|
.jpg) View of one of the small dams in the last stretch of the river | |
  Mouth location in Kazakhstan | |
| Location | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Trans-Ili Alatau |
| • coordinates | 43°15′17″N 77°12′54″E / 43.25472°N 77.21500°E / 43.25472; 77.21500 |
| • elevation | 1,201 m (3,940 ft) |
| Mouth | Kapchagay Reservoir |
| • coordinates | 43°47′15″N 77°14′15″E / 43.78750°N 77.23750°E / 43.78750; 77.23750 |
| • elevation | 475 m (1,558 ft) |
| Length | 117 km (73 mi) |
| Basin size | 444 km (171 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 10.6 cubic metres per second (370 cu ft/s) at Talgar town |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Kapchagay → Ili → Balkhash |
The Talgar (Kazakh: Талғар) is a river in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan. It has a length of 117 km (73 mi) and a drainage basin of 444 km (171 sq mi).
The Talgar flows by the town of Talgar, the administrative center of Talgar District.
Course
The Talgar river originates at the confluence of rivers Left Talgar and Right Talgar, which have their sources in a glacier area of the Trans-Ili Alatau range, part of the Tian Shan. It flows northwards through a valley with steep slopes. About midway down its course, it descends into a floodplain. Since 1970 the river has had its mouth on the southern lakeshore of the Kapchagay Reservoir.
The Talgar is seasonally prone to floods. A string of small dams has been built in its last stretch, along with a network of irrigation channels.
See also
References
- ^ "K-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- "Talgar Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- Google Earth
- ^ ATAMEKEN: Geographical encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. ISBN 9965-893-70-5
External links
Media related to Talgar (river) at Wikimedia Commons- The Great Silk Road in Central and Eastern Kazakhstan
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