The Taldy () is a river in

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. It is long. The Taldy is the main river of the

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. It freezes between November and April. The main settlements near its banks are Koyandy, Burkitti (Taldinka), Karagaily and Akkora.

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The Taldy has its sources in the Kent Range, to the SSE of the southern slopes of the Karkaraly Range, central

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/ref> It heads roughly northwards along a wide

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bound by mountains all along its course. Its main tributary is the Sarybulak from the right. Near Balyktykol lake it bends westwards close to the northwestern lakeshore and heads straight towards lake

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, flowing roughly parallel to the Karasu to the north. Finally it enters the eastern end of the lake downriver from Koyandy village.

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The valley is wide and the river channel is steep in some stretches. The river is fed by precipitation and groundwater.''Atameken'' Geographical Encyclopedia.

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