The Donguz (russian: Донгуз) is a river in
Orenburg Oblast
Orenburg Oblast (russian: Оренбургская область, ''Orenburgskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Orenburg. From 1938 to 1957, it bore the name ''Chkalov Oblast'' () ...
, Russia,
left tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage b ...
of
Ural River
The Ural (russian: Урал, ), known before 1775 as Yaik (russian: Яик, ba, Яйыҡ, translit=Yayıq, ; kk, Жайық, translit=Jaiyq, ), is a river flowing through Russia and Kazakhstan in the continental border between Europe and Asia ...
. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
The settlement of
Pervomaysky and the
Donguz test site
Donguz test site (russian: Донгузский полигон, full name: russian: Испытательный Полигон Федерального бюджетного учреждения 3-го центрального научно-иссл ...
are by the river.
The outcrops on the banks of the river (
Donguz Formation) are of interest for
palaeontology
Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossi ...
, and a number of discoveries have been made there.
References
Rivers of Orenburg Oblast
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