| Turgay Торғай | |
|---|---|
 The Turgay in a map of the glacial lakes of Central Eurasia during the Ice Age | |
 Location within Kazakhstan | |
| Location | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Shalkarteniz |
• coordinates | 48°01′14″N63°01′55″E / 48.02056°N 63.03194°E /48.02056; 63.03194 |
| Length | 825 km (513 mi) |
| Basin size | 157,000 km2 (61,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 9 m3/s (320 cu ft/s) |
TheTurgay ([torɣai]) (also known asTorgai, Torghay orTurgai;Kazakh:Торғай,Romanised:Torğai;Russian:Тургай,Romanised:Turgay) is a river inKazakhstan.[1] It has a length of 825 km (513 mi) and adrainage basin of 157,000 km2 (61,000 sq mi).[1]
TheNaurzum Nature Reserve is aprotected area located in the river basin.
The river originates at the confluence of the Zhaldama and Kara-Turgai rivers, which have their sources in theKazakh Uplands. It then flows along theTurgay Depression. The Turgay disappears in theendorheic basin ofShalkarteniz.[1]
TheUbagan, a tributary of theTobol, drains the valley to the north, the Turgay to the south. There are many shallow, often salty lakes in the valley. In the summer it dries up and its water becomes salty in the lower reaches of certain sections. The river is mostly fed by snow. It freezes in November and thaws in April.[2][3]
The main tributaries of the Turgay are the 593 km (368 mi) longIrgiz, the 284 km (176 mi) longKaratorgai and the Kobarga on the left, as well as the Zhaldama, Tokanay andUlkayak on the right. In years of high water the 164 kilometers (102 mi) longSaryozen river may flow across lakeSarykopa into the Turgay through a channel nearTauysh village.[4]
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