Argamji [1] - a river in Russia , flows in the Kosh-Agach region of the Altai Republic . Right tributary of Kara-Chad . One of the 4 rivers called Argamji and flowing on the Ukok plateau.
| Argamji | |
|---|---|
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 21 km |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| β’ Location | southwest of Argamji |
| β’ Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Kara Chad |
| β’ Location | 5 km on the right bank [1] |
| β’ Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Kara-Chad β Kalguty β Akalaha β Argut β Katun β Ob β Kara Sea |
| A country |
|
| Region | Altai Republic |
| Area | Kosh-Agachsky District |
| HWR code | |
 - source  - mouth | |
Description
The river is 21 km long [1] , the sources of the river are in the glacier of the Saylyugem ridge to the southwest of Mount Argamji [3] . It flows to the north-west, in the lower reaches the channel is divided into two branches: the right sleeve flows into the Kalguty river [3] , the left sleeve merges with the other Argamji river, then flows through Gusinoe lake [3] and flows into the Kara-Chad river [1] .
Etymology
The name comes from kaz. argamji - hairline [4] .
Notes
- β 1 2 3 4 State Water Register . Argamji (Argamji) . textual.ru . Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia (March 29, 2009). Date of treatment December 20, 2018. Archived March 29, 2009.
- β Surface Water Resources of the USSR: Hydrological Understanding. T. 15. Altai and Western Siberia. Vol. 1. Gorny Altai and Upper Irtysh / ed. V.V. Seeberg. - L .: Gidrometeoizdat, 1966 .-- 216 p.
- β 1 2 3 Map sheet M-45-104 . Scale: 1: 100 000. Terrain condition for 1976. 1982 edition
- β Molchanova O.T. Toponymic Dictionary of the Altai Mountains. - Gorno-Altaysk: Gorno-Altai branch of the Altai Book Publishing House, 1979. - S. 138. - 376 p.