The Karakengir ( kk, Қаракеңгір; russian: Кара-Кенгир), also known as Kengir, is a river in the
Ulytau District
Ulytau District ( kk, Ұлытау ауданы, ) is a district of Ulytau Region in central Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the Auyl of Ulytau. Population:
Geography
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,
Ulytau Region,
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It has a length of and a
drainage basin
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It is one of the most important tributaries of the
Sarysu. The city of
Zhezkazgan, the capital of Ulytau Region, is located by its banks. A reservoir was built close to the city at the time of the
Kazakh SSR
Course
The Karakengir river originates in the Zhaksy Arganaty massif of the
Ulytau
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Kazakh Uplands. Its source is in a spring near
Barakkol
Barakkol ( kk, Барақкөл, ''Baraqköl'') is a lake in Ulytau District, Karaganda Region, central Kazakhstan.
Barakkol is part of the proposed Ulytau-Arganatinsk nature reserve. The nearest settlement is Arganatinsk.
''Köl'' is the wor ...
lake. It heads first southeastwards, then midway through its course it bends slightly southwestwards. In its last stretch it bends again and heads roughly southwards through a
floodplain
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. Finally it joins the right bank of the Sarysu to the south of Zhezkazgan.
The river valley is between and wide and its channel is bound by steep banks with up to high cliffs in some stretches. The river is fed by snow and its level is at its highest in April. By the summer the Karakengir stops flowing and splits into disconnected pools. The main tributaries are the long Sarykengir, the long Zhylandy, and the long Zhezdi.
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See also
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List of rivers of Kazakhstan
References
External links
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The Great Silk Road in Central and Eastern Kazakhstan
{{Rivers of Kazakhstan
Ulytau Region
Rivers of Kazakhstan
Kazakh Uplands
Sarysu basin