| Sabyrzhylga Сабыржылға | |
|---|---|
 Lower stretch of river SabyrzhylgaSentinel-2 image. | |
  Mouth location in Kazakhstan | |
| Location | |
| Countries | Kazakhstan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Mouth | 8 km (5.0 mi) west of theNorth Aral Sea |
• coordinates | 46°34′54″N59°54′36″E / 46.58167°N 59.91000°E /46.58167; 59.91000 |
• elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Length | 72 km (45 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,250 km2 (480 sq mi) |
TheSabyrzhylga (Kazakh:Сабыржылға) is a river inShalkar District,Aktobe Region andAral District,Kyzylorda Region,Kazakhstan. It is 72 kilometres (45 mi) long and has a catchment area of 1,250 square kilometres (480 sq mi).[1]
The river flows across uninhabited areas. Its basin is used for grazing of local cattle in the spring.[1]
The Sabyrzhylga is part of theAral Basin. It has its sources in a spring located in an elevation to the east of the southeastern edge of theGreater Barsuki desert, northwest of the Aral Sea. It heads first roughly southwestwards and then southwards. In its final stretch it bends southeastwards and its waters disperse in the semidesert sands before reaching the northwestern shore of the Shevchenko Bay in theNorth Aral Sea.[2][3][1]
The Sabyrzhylga flows only in the spring, following the melting of the snows. Most of the river channel is not very conspicuous and its finalalluvial fan is barely distinguishable.[1][3]
