The Bagyrlai (; ) is a river in

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. It is a right

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of the Ural river, with a length of and a

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of . The river was originally a branch of an ancient delta of the Ural. Its water is fresh, but mostly turbid. It is used for agricultural purposes and the riverbanks are a grazing ground for local cattle.

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The Bagyrlai begins branching off the right side of the Ural river northwest of the village of Atameken (until 1994 ''Antonovo''), close to Bazartobe. It heads southwards parallel to the Ural, forming

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s. Its mouth is to the north of lake Terenkyzyl, where it disperses in the sand about WSW of Orlik, a town on the banks of the Ural river.

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"Kazakh encyclopedia" General editor, 1998 ISBN 9965-9746-4-0 The Bagyrlai valley and channel are wide. The right bank is generally steep. The river freezes yearly between December and April. The Bagyrlai Dam, having a surface of , was built on the middle course of the river in 1962, at the time of the

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: Arys Publishing House, 2002 ISBN 9965-607-02-8 There are other small earthen dams along its course.

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Водные ресурсы - GOV.KZThe current state of cross-border rivers of Kazakhstan and problems of their joint using
{{Rivers of Kazakhstan Rivers of Kazakhstan West Kazakhstan Region Atyrau Region Distributaries Ural basin Caspian Depression Important Bird Areas of Kazakhstan

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