The Ubagan ( kk, Обаған ''Obağan''; russian: Убаган) is a river of

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and

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, a right tributary of the Tobol. It has a length of , and a catchment area of , with water supplied by melting snow. In the summer the water is brackish.

Course

The river originates in lake Karachinsky and flows northwards along the

Turgay Depression The Turgay Depression, also known as Turgay Basin, Turgay Trough, and Turgay Hollow ( kk, Торғай қолатый; rus, Тургайская ложбина), is a structural basin in Kazakhstan.

. In the upper reaches it flows through lake Kushmurun. The river empties into the right bank of the Tobol from its mouth.

History

About Abagana present article in ASBE:

Ubagan river
Akmola Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, ...
and Turgay regions (Obagi) is a right tributary of the Tobol river; originates in the southern slopes of the mountains Kosharovsky in Akmola region and in the upper reaches bears the title Burduli-Tal. Reaching Turgay area, Ubagan flows directly to the North, serving as a border between the Turgai and Akmolinsk regions about 200 miles, and in this way passes through a large lake Ubagan. Then, a short 60 miles to the Northern edge of the region, the river is deflected to the West and flows into the Tobol already from
Orenburg province Orenburg (russian: Оренбу́рг, ), formerly known as Chkalov (1938–1957), is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Ural River, southeast of Moscow. Orenburg is also very close to the border with Kazakhsta ...
, 10 versts from the village of
Zverinogolovskoe Zverinogolovskoye (russian: Звериноголовское) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Zverinogolovsky District, Kurgan Oblast, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transc ...
. Abagana width in some places reaches 20 fathoms; convenient fords is not a lot, the best of them Kara-Utkul (black Ford) Baggalini on the caravan route, near the confluence of the brook, Asibus. Tributaries, noteworthy, Ubagan is not. Water all over Abagana salt or bitter-salt.

References

Rivers of Kazakhstan Rivers of Kurgan Oblast {{Russia-river-stub