The Olenti ( kk, Өлеңті; russian: Оленти) is a river in the
West Kazakhstan Region
West Kazakhstan Region ( kk, Батыс Қазақстан облысы, translit=Batys Qazaqstan oblysy; russian: Западно-Казахстанская область, translit=Zapadno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. The re ...
,
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
. It is long and has a catchment area of .
The Olenti belongs to the
Ural
Ural may refer to:
*Ural (region), in Russia and Kazakhstan
*Ural Mountains, in Russia and Kazakhstan
*Ural (river), in Russia and Kazakhstan
*Ual (tool), a mortar tool used by the Bodo people of India
*Ural Federal District, in Russia
*Ural econo ...
basin. The name of the river originated in the Kazakh word for
sedge
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.
Course
The Olenti has its sources east of lake Shalkar, in the area between the
Caspian Depression
The Caspian Depression ( kk, Каспий маңы ойпаты, ''Kaspıı mańy oıpaty''; rus, Прикаспи́йская ни́зменность, p=prʲɪkɐˈspʲijskəjə ˈnʲizmʲɪnnəsʲtʲ, Caspian Lowland) or Pricaspian/Peri-Casp ...
and the
Mughalzhar Hills
Mugodzhar Hills ( kk, Мұғалжар тауы, ''Mūğaljar tauy''; russian: Мугоджары, Мугоджарский хребет) or Mugodzhar RangeSyrym District
Syrym ( kk, Сырым ауданы, ) is a district of West Kazakhstan Region in western Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the auyl of Zhympity. Population:
History
It was formed as the Dzhambeytinsky district. In 199 ...
. The
Buldyrty
The Buldyrty ( kk, Бұлдырты; russian: Булдырты) is a river in the West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. It is long and has a catchment area of .
The Buldyrty belongs to the Ural basin and flows across the Syrym, Karatobe and Shy ...
river flows roughly parallel to the southeast of that stretch. Then the Olenti bends southwards near the village of Saykudyk in
Akzhaik District
Akzhaik ( kk, Ақжайық ауданы, ) is a district of West Kazakhstan Region in western Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Chapaev. Population:
As of 2005 the district had an area of 45,500 km2. ...
and flows almost straight in that direction. Finally it divides into shallow arms and its waters sink in the sand shortly before reaching lake Tuzdy to the SSE. Its main tributary is the
Shiderti
The Shiderti ( kk, Шідерті, ''Şıdertı''; in its lower course: ''Karasu'') is a river of Kazakhstan. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
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The river valley is narrow in the upper reaches, widening to in its middle and lower course. It is fed by snow and rain, flowing mainly in March and April after the thaw. In the summer the Olenti stops flowing and breaks up into small pools.''Kazakhstan National encyclopedia'', volume VIII / Chief editor A. Nysanbayev -
Almaty
Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...
"Kazakh encyclopedia" General editor, 1998 ISBN 5-89800-123-9
Fauna
The main fish species in the Olenti include
carp
Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. While carp is consumed in many parts of the world, they are generally considered an invasive species in parts of ...
,
bream
Bream ( ) are species of freshwater and marine fish belonging to a variety of genera including ''Abramis'' (e.g., ''A. brama'', the common bream), ''Acanthopagrus'', '' Argyrops'', ''Blicca'', '' Brama'', ''Chilotilapia'', '' Etelis'', ''Lepo ...
,
pike
Pike, Pikes or The Pike may refer to:
Fish
* Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct color morph of the yellow walleye ''Sander vitreus''
* Ctenoluciidae, the "pike characins", some species of which are commonly known as pikes
* ''Esox'', genus of ...
and
perch
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.
See also
*
List of rivers of Kazakhstan This is a list of rivers of Kazakhstan, arranged by drainage basin. Tributaries are listed in order from mouth to source. Flowing into the Arctic Ocean Ob Irtysh (''Ertis'') River
*Tobol
**Ubagan
** Ayat
** Uy
** Syntasty
* Ishim
** Imanburlyq
** ...