The Shiderti ( kk, Шідерті, ''Şıdertı''; in its lower course: ''Karasu'')
is a river of
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 drainage basin of .
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Course
The river has its source under the name ''Sarapan'' in the central part of the
Kazakh Uplands
The Kazakh Uplands ( kk, Сарыарқа, ''Saryarqa'' - "Yellow Ridge", russian: Казахский мелкосопочник, Kazakhskiy Melkosopochnik), also known as the Kazakh Hummocks, is a large peneplain formation extending throughout th ...
, northern part of
Karaganda Region. It flows roughly northwestwards and discharges into lake
Shaganak (
Aktogay District).
The
Irtysh–Karaganda Canal
The Irtysh–Karaganda Canal ( kz, Ертіс-Қарағанды каналы, ''Ertıs-Qarağandy kanaly''; russian: Канал Иртыш — Караганда) is an irrigation canal in Kazakhstan. It connects the Irtysh River with Karaganda (Q ...
runs along the Shiderti river in its upper and middle course flowing in the opposite direction.
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
* ...
References
Rivers of Kazakhstan
West Siberian Plain
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