The Terisakkan (, ''Terısaqqan''; , ''Tersakkan'') is a river of northern

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 ...

. A left tributary of the

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, it is long and has a basin area of .article110244

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Geography

It flows through the western parts of the

Kazakh Uplands The Kazakh Uplands or the Kazakh Hummocks, known in Kazakh as the ( , ; ), is a large peneplain formation extending throughout the central and eastern regions of Kazakhstan.

and the average annual flow is approximately , with a maximum up to . In the upper reaches it dries up, and it freezes to the bottom in some winters. Peak flow is in April during snowmelt. Together with the Kamysakty,

Kalkutan The Kalkutan () or Koluton () is a river of the Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. It has a length of and the size of its basin is .''Nature of Kazakhstan Encyclopedia'' / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 ...

Zhabay The Zhabay (; ) is a river in Zerendy, Sandyktau and Atbasar districts, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. It has a length of and a basin size of . The river passes by Sandyktau, Balkashino and Atbasar towns. The water is used in local farms mainly fo ...

, Akkanburlyk and Imanburlyk, the Terisakkan is part of the Ishim Water Management Basin. /

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, 2009 год

References

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