Shagan
Шаған
Shagan (Ural) is located in Kazakhstan
Shagan (Ural)
Mouth location
Shagan (Ural) is located in Orenburg Oblast
Shagan (Ural)
Shagan (Ural) (Orenburg Oblast)
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationObshchy Syrt
MouthUral
  location
near Oral
  coordinates
51°10′33″N 51°20′58″E / 51.17583°N 51.34944°E / 51.17583; 51.34944
Length264 km (164 mi)
Basin size7,530 km2 (2,910 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionUralCaspian Sea

The Shagan (Kazakh: Шаған, Shaǵan; Russian: Шаган, romanized: Shagan) is a river in the West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan, and Orenburg Oblast, Russia.[1]

It is a tributary of the Ural. The river is 264 kilometres (164 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 7,530 square kilometres (2,910 sq mi).[2]

Its name may be derived either from the Tatar word for "maple" or from the Kalmyk for "white". Among the Kazakhs, the river is also known as "Aksu" "White Water".[3][4]

See also

References

  1. "M-39 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. Чаган (река), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  3. Стрельников С. М. (2002). Географические названия Оренбургской области. Топонимический словарь (2-е изд., дополненное и исправленное ed.). Кувандык: Издательство С. М. Стрельникова. p. 159.
  4. Т. Ф. Слободинская (1999). Географические названия Оренбургской области. Орск.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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