Talgar (river)

The Talgar (Kazakh: Талғар) is a river in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan.[1][2] It has a length of 117 km (73 mi) and a drainage basin of 444 km2 (171 sq mi).[3]

Talgar
Талғар
View of one of the small dams in the last stretch of the river
Mouth location in Kazakhstan
Location
CountryKazakhstan
Physical characteristics
SourceTrans-Ili Alatau
 • coordinates43°15′17″N 77°12′54″E
 • elevation1,201 m (3,940 ft)
MouthKapchagay Reservoir
 • coordinates
43°47′15″N 77°14′15″E
 • elevation
475 m (1,558 ft)
Length117 km (73 mi)
Basin size444 km2 (171 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average10.6 cubic metres per second (370 cu ft/s) at Talgar town
Basin features
ProgressionKapchagay → Ili → Balkhash

The Talgar flows by Talgar, the administrative center of Talgar District.[4]

Course

The Talgar river originates at the confluence of rivers Left Talgar and Right Talgar, which have their sources in a glacier area of the Trans-Ili Alatau range, part of the Tian Shan. It flows northwards through a valley with steep slopes. About midway down its course, it descends into a floodplain. Since 1970 the river has had its mouth in the southern lakeshore of the Kapchagay Reservoir.[4][1]

The Talgar is a river seasonally prone to floods. A string of small dams has been built in its last stretch, along with a network of irrigation channels.[4]

See also

References
  1. "K-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  2. "Talgar Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. Google Earth
  4. ATAMEKEN: Geographical encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. ISBN 9965-893-70-5
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