The Boksyk () or Baksuk () is a river in Bulandy and
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districts,
Akmola Region
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,
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. It has a length of and a basin size of . There are several dams on the river. The water is used for watering cattle and land irrigation.''Nature of Kazakhstan Encyclopedia'' / General editor. B. O. Jacob. -
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Course
The Boksyk is a right tributary of the
Kalkutan
The Kalkutan () or Koluton () is a river of the Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. It has a length of and the size of its basin is .''Nature of Kazakhstan Encyclopedia'' / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 ...
. It has its sources in the southern sector of the
Kokshetau Hills
The Kokshetau Hills (; ) is a system of mountains of moderate altitude in the North Kazakhstan Region and Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.Kapitonovka village. It flows in a roughly SSW direction all along its course and joins the right bank of the Kalkutan a little upstream from the mouth of the Arshaly, near Yagodnoye. There are a number of lakes in the Boksyk basin, the largest of which is Taldykol, by Vorobyovka.
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Its main tributaries are the Zholboldy, Mat, and Kurgak.
See also
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List of rivers of Kazakhstan
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** Ubagan
** Ayat
** Uy
** Syntasty
* Ishim
** Imanburlyq
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Taldykol (lake)
Taldykol () is a lake in Bulandy District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.''Atameken Geographical Encyclopedia''. Almaty 2011 ISBN 9965-893-70-5
The lake is located by Vorobyovka (Akmola Region), Vorobyovka village, to the southwest of Makinsk, the ...