The Argut (; ) is a river in central
Altai Republic
The Altai Republic, also known as the Gorno-Altai Republic, is a republic of Russia located in southern Siberia. The republic borders Kemerovo Oblast to the north, Khakassia to the northeast, Tuva to the east, Altai Krai to the west, as well ...
, a right tributary of
Katun. Upstream from its confluence with the
Dzhazator, it is called ''Akalakha''.
Geography
The Argut is long (including Akalakha), and has a drainage basin of .
Due to the abundance of glaciers 40% of the runoff is yielded glaciers and permanent snow (in particular, from the northern slope of the
Tavan Bogd massif), 34% - seasonal snow 17% - rain, 9% - by groundwater. The river is frozen from November until April.
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Rivers of the Altai Republic