Small Almaty (river)

Small Almaty
Map
Location
CountryKazakhstan
RegionAlmaty
Physical characteristics
SourceTuyuksu Glacier
Mouth 
 • location
Kaskelen
 • coordinates
43°46′12″N 77°06′58″E / 43.77013°N 77.11623°E / 43.77013; 77.11623
 • elevation
475,6 m
Length125 km
Basin size710 km²
Basin features
CitiesAlmaty

Small Almaty (Kazakh: Кіші Алматы, romanizedKışı Almaty; Russian: Малая Алматинка, romanizedMalaya Almatinka) is a river located in Almaty, the right tributary of the Qaskelen River. It originates from the Tuyuksu glacier of the Trans-Ili Alatau Range. The river length is 125 km, and its watershed area 710 km². The main tributaries are Sarysay, Kuigensay, Kimasar, Jarbulaq, Batareika, Butakovka, Qarasu-Turksib, Esentai, Qarasu, and Terenqara.[1]

  1. ^ Алма-Ата. Энциклопедия (in Russian). Almaty: M.K. Kozybayev. 1983. pp. 343–344.

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