The Burla (; , ''Borly'') is a river in
Russia
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and
Kazakhstan
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. It is long and has a catchment area of .
The Burla river system is an
endorheic watershed. In the Russian Federation the basin of the river is located mainly in
Altai Krai, with a little section in
Novosibirsk Oblast
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. The last stretch of its course is in the
Pavlodar Region of Kazakhstan.
Course
The sources of the Burla are in the
Ob Plateau, to the northeast of
Dolganka,
Krutikhinsky District, and only from the banks of the
Ob River. The river flows roughly southwestwards all along its course. As it descends into the
Kulunda Plain its channel scatters, becoming almost interrupted in places. Further west along the steppe, the lower course of the Burla consists in channels between mostly shallow lakes such as
Topolnoye,
Khorosheye,
Peschanoye and
Khomutinoye. In dry years it ends in Lake
Bolshoye Topolnoye, but in years of adequate rainfall the river flows into
endorheic lake Bolshoy Azhbulat, beyond the
Kazakhstan–Russia border
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.
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''Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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There are numerous settlements near the river, such as
Alexeyevka,
Utyanka,
Novoilyinka,
Pioner Truda,
Topolnoye,
Ustyanka,
Staropeschanoye,
Novoalexeyevka,
Novopeschanoye,
Burla,
Prityka,
Mikhaylovka and
Petrovka, among others.
Tributaries
The main tributaries of the Burla are the long Kurya (Курья) and the long Kurya (Aksenikha) (Курья (Аксениха)) from the left, as well as the long
Chuman (Чуман) from the right. All the tributaries dry up in the summer, but the Chuman connects with the
Karasuk river in high water years. There are numerous lakes in the Burla basin. The shallow areas of the river and neighboring wetlands freeze in the winter.
See also
*List of rivers of Russia
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References
External links
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Rivers of Altai Krai
Rivers of Novosibirsk Oblast
Rivers of Kazakhstan
Kulunda Steppe
Endorheic basins of Asia
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