Tegene
Тегене
Shalkarteniz lake and course of the Tegene river Sentinel-2 image
Tegene is located in Kazakhstan
Tegene
Mouth location in Kazakhstan
Location
CountryKazakhstan
Physical characteristics
SourceMashay Kemer
  coordinates48°06′07″N 64°05′30″E / 48.101855°N 64.091569°E / 48.101855; 64.091569
  elevationc. 98 m (322 ft)[1]
MouthShalkarteniz
  coordinates
48°17′48″N 63°24′12″E / 48.29667°N 63.40333°E / 48.29667; 63.40333
  elevation
c. 50 m (160 ft)[1]
Length117 km (73 mi)
Basin size2,530 km2 (980 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average0.16 m3/s (5.7 cu ft/s)

The Tegene (Kazakh: Тегене; Russian: Тегене) is a river in the Aktobe Region and Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan.[2] It has a length of 117 km (73 mi) and a drainage basin of 2,530 km2 (980 sq mi).[1]

The Tegene flows wholly across uninhabited territory. Its basin is used seasonally for livestock grazing, before the burnout of the grass in the summer.[3] The name of the river originated in the Kazakh language word for "bowl".[4]

Course

The river originates in springs located in the Mashay Kemer. In its first stretch it flows roughly westwards to the north of the Saryapankum Sands (Russian: Пески Сарыапанкум). Halfway through its course the river describes a wide bend and flows northwards, bending again to the west in its final stretch. The Tegene has its mouth in the northwestern end of the Shalkarteniz endorheic lake, to the north of the mouth of the Zhyngyldyozek.[1]

The river is fed by the winter snows and flows only in the spring. In the summer it dries up.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Google Earth
  2. "M-41 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia / Ch. ed. B.O. Jakyp. — Almaty: « Kazakh encyclopedia» ZhSS, 2011. ISBN 9965-893-64-0(T.Z.),ISBN 9965-893-19-5
  4. ПАМЯТЬ О ТУРКО-МОНГОЛЬСКОЙ ЗЕМЛЕ: ПРОИСХОЖДЕНИЕ И СИМВОЛИКА ТОПОНИМОВ


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