The Kaldygaity (; ) is a river in the

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. It is long and has a catchment area of . The Kaldygaity belongs to the Ural basin. The banks of the river are a seasonal grazing ground for local cattle.

Course

The Kaldygaity has its sources in the southwestern slopes of Mount Almastau. It heads first southwestwards across Shyngyrlau District, then it bends westwards and flows in that direction through

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. It forms

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s in a

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until it meets the wide

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area that lies near Tolen village. The Buldyrty (Бұлдырты) river flows parallel to the Kaldygaity roughly to the northwest.

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The Kaldygaity has 40 tributaries that are longer than . The main ones are the Peschanaya, Bayanas and Ashchysay. The river valley is wide and in its middle and lower course the Kaldygaity flows across sandy terrain. It is fed by snow and rain. On years of heavy snow its lower stretch floods.''Kazakhstan National encyclopedia'', volume VIII / Chief editor A. Nysanbayev -

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Fauna

The main fish species in the Kaldygaity include

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and karabalik. The

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is also found in the river.''Nature of the Republic of Kazakhstan'', volume 3, part 2 The

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undergrowth of the lower reaches of the Kaldygaity and neighboring Olenti provides a habitat and a mass-breeding place for the

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Rivers of the West Kazakhstan region.
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Fauna

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