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Terisakkan

Coordinates: 51°14′58″N 67°09′33″E / 51.2494°N 67.1592°E / 51.2494; 67.1592
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Terisakkan
Терісаққан / Терсаккан
Terisakkan is located in Kazakhstan
Terisakkan
Mouth location in Kazakhstan
Location
CountryKazakhstan
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationUlytau
Kazakh Uplands
MouthIshim
 • coordinates
51°14′58″N 67°09′33″E / 51.2494°N 67.1592°E / 51.2494; 67.1592
Length334 km (208 mi)
Basin size19,500 km2 (7,500 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average52.7 cubic metres per second (1,860 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionIshimIrtyshObKara Sea

The Terisakkan (Kazakh: Терісаққан, Terısaqqan; Russian: Терсаккан, Tersakkan) is a river of northern Kazakhstan. A left tributary of the Ishim, it is 334 kilometres (208 mi) long and has a basin area of 19,500 square kilometres (7,500 sq mi).[1]

Geography

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It flows through the western parts of the Kazakh Uplands and the average annual flow is approximately 2.5 cubic metres per second (88 cu ft/s), with a maximum up to 52.7 cubic metres per second (1,860 cu ft/s). In the upper reaches it dries up, and it freezes to the bottom in some winters.[1] Peak flow is in April during snowmelt. Together with the Kamysakty, Kalkutan, Zhabay, Akkanburlyk and Imanburlyk, the Terisakkan is part of the Ishim Water Management Basin.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b article110244, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. ^ ""Управление водными ресурсами по бассейновому принципу"" (PDF). www.unesco.kz (in Russian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2013-10-24. / Almaty, 2009 год