Aqsu (Buchtarma)

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Aqsu
Ақсу
Data
location Audany Katonqaraghai in East Kazakhstan ( Kazakhstan )
River system If
Drain over Buchtarma  → Irtysh  → Ob  → Arctic Ocean
source on the southern slope of the Qysylqaraghai
49 ° 30 '35 "  N , 86 ° 8' 26"  E
Source height approx.  1900  m
muzzle Buchtarma coordinates: 49 ° 16 ′ 58 "  N , 85 ° 17 ′ 45"  E 49 ° 16 ′ 58 "  N , 85 ° 17 ′ 45"  E
Mouth height 664  m
Height difference approx. 1236 m
Bottom slope approx. 17 ‰
length 71 km
Catchment area 1130 km²
Discharge at the Aqsu
A Eo gauge : 945 km²
Location: 15 km above the mouth
MQ 1954/1987
Mq 1954/1987
16.77 m³ / s
17.7 l / (s km²)
Flowing lakes Maraly
Communities Aqsu

The Aqsu ( Kazakh Ақсу ; Russian Белая Belaja - "White River") is a right tributary of the Buchtarma in East Kazakhstan in the central Altai .

The Aqsu rises on the southern slope of the Qysylqaraghai (Russian Listwjaga ). In the upper and middle reaches it flows mainly in a westerly direction through the mountains. In the lower reaches it turns to the southwest and flows through the settlement of the same name Aqsu (until 2009 Белое Beloje ). Then it flows another 15 km to its confluence with the Buchtarma. The Aqsu has a length of 71 km. It drains an area of ​​1130 km². The mean discharge is 16.77 m³ / s. The river is mainly fed by the snowmelt . The mean discharge in the months with the highest discharge, May and June, is 42.68 m³ / s and 42.68 m³ / s, respectively.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Aqsu at the Aqsu gauge - hydrographic data at R-ArcticNET