Aktobe Region
Aktobe Region (; ) is a region of Kazakhstan. The name ''Aktobe'' comes from Kazakh ''aq'' 'white' and ''töbe'' 'hill' or 'top (of something)'; supposedly, Aktobe's initial settlers were able to see white mountains far to the north. The Aktobe ...
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Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
. It is long and has a catchment area of .
The river is part of the
Shalkar Basin
Shalkar () is a brackish lake in Shalkar District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan.
Shalkar city lies by the northeastern lakeshore. The lake provides water to the city and adjacent railway stations.Google Earth
Geography
Shalkar is located km to th ...
. In the spring the Bolgasyn is used to water local livestock.
Course
The Bolgasyn has its sources in the Shagyray Plateau, part of the southern sector of the
Mugalzhar
Mugalzhar (), also known as Mugodzhar Hills or Mugodzhar Range (),
Kauylzhyr river that flows a little to the south, to the northwest of lake Shalkar. In its middle course the river bends eastwards and in its final stretch it bends northeastwards, entering lake Tebez from the southwest.
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Almaty
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains ...
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The Bolgasyn usually reaches its highest level for a few weeks in March and April when the snows melt. By May it splits into separate ponds and then dries up completely even before the summer. Its floodplain has 38 small tributaries with a total length of .
See also
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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
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