The Karkaraly ( kk, Қарқаралы; russian: Каркаралинка) is a river in Karkaraly District,
Karaganda Region
Karaganda Region ( kk, Qarağandy oblysy; russian: Карагандинская область, translit=Karagandinskaja oblast′), also spelled Qaraghandy Region, is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Karaganda.
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, Kazakhstan. It is long and has a basin of .
The Karkaraly is one of the longest rivers of the Karasor Basin. The main settlements near its banks are the city of
Karkaraly
Karkaraly ( kk, Қарқаралы, ''Qarqaraly'') (russian: Каркаралинск, ''Karkaralinsk''), also known as Karkaralinsk, is the capital of the Karkaraly District in the Karaganda Region of Kazakhstan. Permanent settlement in the are ...
The Karkaraly has its sources in the southeastern slopes of the
Karkaraly Range
Karkaraly Range ( kk, Қарқаралы таулары; russian: Каркаралинские горы) is a range of mountains in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.
, central Kazakh Uplands. It is formed at the feet of the range in the confluence of the Big Karkaraly (Ulken Karkaraly) and Little Karkaraly (Kishi Karkaraly) rivers. It heads roughly northwards leaving the mountains to the west. A certain distance north of Akzhol it makes a wide bend heading first northwestwards and then westwards. In its lower reaches it divides into branches and flows among small lakes and clayey areas encrusted with salt. Finally the Karkaraly enters a bay located on the southern shore of lake
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The valley is wide and the river channel is steep in the upper course, becoming flat in the final stretch, where it flows among meadows and willow thickets. The Karkaraly river is fed by snow and groundwater. Usually it is at its highest level in mid April, with the melting of the snows. The Karkaraly stays frozen between November and early to mid April.''Atameken'' Geographical Encyclopedia. Almaty 2011
See also
*List of rivers of Kazakhstan
References
{{Rivers of Kazakhstan
Rivers of Kazakhstan
Geography of Karaganda Region
Kazakh Uplands
Karasor Basin