The Sokyr () is a river in the

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. It is long and has a catchment area of . The river is one of the main tributaries of the

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. It flows across

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in the Karaganda coal basin area. Its water is not suitable for drinking, but it serves the purpose of watering local livestock.

Course

The Sokyr has its sources in an

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near Kumiskudyk, to the east of Karakudyk (Қарақұдық) village. It heads initially southwestwards with low hills rising above its right bank and a plain on the left bank. Midway through its course it bends roughly to the WNW, flows past the southern outskirts of

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city and bends to the northwest. Its main tributaries are the Bukpa, Ashchylayrik and Karagandinka. Finally, the Sokyr reaches the

and enters it from the right bank near Karazhar (Қаражар). The last stretch of the river often stops flowing, splitting into disconnected pools before it dries up.

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The Sokyr freezes between early November and April. The valley is between and wide in its upper stretch, widening further to almost near its mouth. The river channel has a width of to in the upper course and to in the lower reaches. The long and wide Fedorov Reservoir, built in 1941 by filling with river water a

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pit, is located in the lower course of the Sokyr. The river is fed by rainfall and snow.''Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia'' / Chief editor A. Nysanbayev -

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Fauna

The main fish species in the Sokyr include

crucian carp The crucian carp (''Carassius carassius'') is a medium-sized member of the common carp family Cyprinidae. It occurs widely in northern European regions. Its name derives from the Low German ''karusse'' or ''karutze'', possibly from Medieval Lat ...

pike Pike, Pikes or The Pike may refer to: Fish * Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct color morph of the yellow walleye ''Sander vitreus'' * Ctenoluciidae, the "pike characins", some species of which are commonly known as pikes * ''Esox'', genus of ...

perch Perch is a common name for freshwater fish from the genus ''Perca'', which belongs to the family Percidae of the large order Perciformes. The name comes from , meaning the type species of this genus, the European perch (''P. fluviatilis'') ...

roach Roach or The Roach may refer to: Animals * Cockroach, various insect species of the order Blattodea * Common roach (''Rutilus rutilus''), a fresh and brackish water fish of the family Cyprinidae ** ''Rutilus'' or roaches, a genus of fishes * Cal ...

and karabalik.

References

External links

*
Kuldeeva E. M. ''On the artificial replenishment of groundwater reserves in the Sherubai-Nur valley in Central Kazakhstan''
{{Rivers of Kazakhstan Rivers of Kazakhstan Karaganda Region Tengiz basin

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