Koksu - a river in Kazakhstan , flows through the territory of the Kerbulak , Eskeldinsky and Koksu districts of the Almaty region . Left tributary of the Karatal River .
| Coke | |
|---|---|
| kaz. Kөksu | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 205 km |
| Pool | 4670 km² |
| Water consumption | 57 m³ / s (46 km from the mouth) |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | river confluence: Karaaryk and Kazan |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Karatal |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Karatal → Balkhash |
| A country |
|
| Region | Alma-Ata's region |
| Areas | Kerbulak district , Eskeldinsky district , Koksu district |
 - source  - mouth | |
Geography
The Koksu River is formed by the confluence of the Karaaryk (right component) and Kazan (left component) [1] [2] rivers, which in turn originate on the slopes of the Dzungarian Alatau at the base of the Baskan glacier. Flows west, then turns northwest. It flows into the Karatal river north of the village of Kenaral [3] .
The length of the river is 205 km (along with the largest of the sources), the catchment area is 4670 km². The average annual flow rate of 46 km from the mouth is about 57 m³ / s [4] . The Koksu Valley is rocky in the upper reaches. The channel is moderately winding, the banks are steep. The food is snow, glacial. High water in March - September. Drinking water. In the middle reaches it is used for irrigation of agricultural crops and as a pasture, water in the lower reaches of Koksu - for water supply and irrigation. There are bridges at the intersection of the river with roads and railways [5] .
Gorge Description
There are 162 glaciers in the Koksu basin, with a total area of 205 km².
Koksu refers to rivers of mixed snow-ice and ground feeding. From mid-March, floods begin on the river, snow melts. From the second half of May there is a second wave, due to the melting of snow drifts in the highlands. However, on the northern slopes, snowfields persist until August.
Notes
- ↑ Map sheet L-44-26 Tulkili Mountain . Scale: 1: 100,000. 1980 edition
- ↑ Almaty Region . www.zin.ru. Date accessed August 23, 2019.
- ↑ Map sheet of L-44-25 winters Ushterek . Scale: 1: 100,000. 1980 edition
- ↑ Coxu // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
- ↑ Coxu // Kazakhstan. National Encyclopedia . - Almaty: Kazakh encyclopedias , 2005. - T. III. - ISBN 9965-9746-4-0 .
See also
- Tourism site of Almaty region. . zhetysu.travel . Date accessed August 23, 2019.
Literature
- Didenko-Kislitsin L.K. Kainaza of South-East Kazakhstan.- Almaty: 2001.- p. 7-8.
- Chupakhin V.M. Eastern mountains of southern Kazakhstan and Central Asia. - Alma-Ata: Science, 1974. - p. 165-186.
- Blagoveshchensky, Gulyaeva T. S., Kokarev A. L. Assessment of recreational resources of the Dzungarian Alatau and the possibility of their rational use. Research Report. - Almaty, 2004.
When writing this article, material from the publication Kazakhstan. National Encyclopedia ”(1998-2007), provided by the editors of the“ Kazakh Encyclopedia ”under a Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0 Unported license .