The Charysh (russian: Чарыш; alt, Чарас, ''Çaras'') is a river in south-western
Siberia in
Russia, flowing into the left bank of the
Ob.
[Чарыш]
, Great Soviet Encyclopedia 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. 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 Ust-Kalmanka (russian: Усть-Калманка) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Ust-Kalmansky District of Altai Krai, Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countrie ...
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 is a village located on the Charysh.
References
Rivers of the Altai Republic
Rivers of Altai Krai
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