The Charysh (russian: Чарыш; alt, Чарас, ''Çaras'') is a river in south-western

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, flowing into the left bank of the Ob.Чарыш
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It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Its source is in the Korgon mountains in the

Altai Republic The Altai Republic (; russian: Респу́блика Алта́й, Respublika Altay, ; Altai: , ''Altay Respublika''), also known as Gorno-Altai Republic, and colloquially, and primarily referred to in Russian to distinguish from the neighbour ...

, then descends into the pre-altaic depression in the

Altai Krai Altai Krai (russian: Алта́йский край, r=Altaysky kray, p=ɐlˈtajskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a krai). It borders clockwise from the west, Kazakhstan (East Kazakhstan Region and Pavlodar ...

, and it flows into the Ob upstream of the regional capital of

Barnaul Barnaul ( rus, Барнау́л, p=bərnɐˈul) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and administrative centre of Altai Krai, Russia, located at the confluence of the Barnaulka and Ob Rivers in the West Siberian Plain. As ...

. Its largest tributaries are the Inya, Belaya and Loktevka from the left, and the Maralikha from the right. The main settlements on the Charysh are Ust-Kan, Charyshskoye, Krasnoshchyokovo, Ust-Kalmanka and

Ust-Charyshskaya Pristan Ust-Charyshskaya Pristan (russian: Усть-Чарышская Пристань) is a rural locality (a '' selo''), founded in 1773, and the administrative center of Ust-Pristansky District of Altai Krai, Russia, located along the Ob River in th ...

Beloglazovo Beloglazovo (also referred to as Byeloglazovo) is a village located in southwestern Siberia in Shipunovsky District, Altai Krai, Russia. It is located on the Charysh River. There is 12 street A street is a public thoroughfare in a built env ...

is a village located on the Charysh.

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