Argut
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Argut Аргу́т |
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 Mouth of the Argut into the Katun |
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| Water code | RU : 13010100312115100004219 | |
| location | Altai Republic ( Russia ) | |
| River system | If | |
| Drain over | Katun → Ob → Arctic Ocean | |
| Confluence of |
Akalacha and Dschasator 49 ° 42 '2 " N , 87 ° 24' 36" O |
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| Source height | 1572 m | |
| muzzle |
Katun south of Inja Coordinates: 50 ° 14 ′ 20 " N , 86 ° 40 ′ 34" E 50 ° 14 ′ 20 " N , 86 ° 40 ′ 34" E |
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| Mouth height | 765 m | |
| Height difference | 807 m | |
| Bottom slope | 7.6 ‰ | |
| length | 106 km | |
| Catchment area | 9550 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Koksu | |
| Right tributaries | Karagem, Jungur, Shawla | |
| Communities | Jasator | |
 Argut in the catchment area of the Katun (orange) |
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 Upper course of the Akalacha headwaters on the Ukok plateau |
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The Argut ( Russian Аргут ) is a 106 km (with source river Akalacha 232 km) long right tributary of whether -Quellflusses Katun in the central part of the Altai in southwestern Siberia ( Russia ).
course
The Argut arises at 1572 m altitude near Dschasator (also called Beljaschi ), the only place on the river, from the source rivers Akalacha ( Russian Акалаха , also Ak-Alacha) and Dschasator ( Russian Джазатор ). The larger of the source rivers, the Akalacha ("White Alacha") coming from the left, drains the Ukok plateau with its most important tributaries Kara-Alacha ("Black Alacha") and Kalguty , a plateau at 2200 m to 2500 m , in places over 3000 m altitude area that the southern part of the Russian Altai on the border with Kazakhstan , the people's Republic of China and Mongolia through to Tawan Bogd massif with the 4374 m high Chüiten occupies. The length of the Argut together with the Akalacha is 232 kilometers. The right-hand Argut source river Dschasator marks the northern border of the Ukok plateau to the up to 3963 m high Southern Tschuja-Kamm ( Yuzhno-Tschuisker Kamm ), the southern flank of which it drains.
The Argut itself flows with several changes of direction in a generally north-westerly direction through a mostly narrow, deep valley to its confluence with the Katun about 25 kilometers south of the village Inja as the crow flies . Five sections can be distinguished in its course:
- the 25-30 km long Upper Argut ( Верхний Аргут Verkhny Argut ) with an average gradient of 2.5 m / km and isolated smaller rapids , over the plateaus below Jazator, including the approximately 30 km² Samacha steppe , to below the confluence the left tributary Koksu ("Blue River");
- the 6–7 km long Karagem Gorge ( Карагемский прорыв Karagemski proryw ) with a gradient of 15-25 m / km; Here the river has a narrow canyon between the Katun ridge in the west, which rises first to the 3888 m high Schenelju, then to the 4506 m high Belucha , the highest peak of the Altai and all of Siberia, and the 3200 m high Southern Chuja near the river . Ridge to the east. This section is an uninterrupted sequence of rapids and small waterfalls and ends about 1.5 km above the confluence of the right tributary Karagem;
- the 25 km long steppe Argut ( Степной Аргут Stepnoi Argut ) with a gradient of 3.5 m / km. Here the Argut flows relatively calmly in a widened longitudinal valley (“steppe”) in a westerly direction to the confluence of the left tributary Kulagasch. The long valley separates the up to 4177 m high northern Chuja ridge ( Severo-Tschuisker ridge ) from the southern Chuja ridge (in the Karagem area) and from the eastern part of the Katun ridge;
- the 45–50 km long Wild Argut ( Дикий Аргут Diki Argut ) with a gradient of 8, in sections 10 to 12 m / km with a large number of large rapids, including the over two kilometers long "Saposhnikov Pipe" ( Труба Сапожникова Truba Saposchnikowa ) to the confluence of the right tributary Shawla ;
- the approximately 30 km long Rapid Argut ( Быстрый Аргут Bystry Argut ) with a gradient of 3 m / km to the confluence with the Katun, which again has only a few smaller rapids.
The name of the flow is from the Altaian designation Archyt for a leather bag for the production of Kumys - derived - a drink made from fermented mare's milk.
Hydrography
The catchment area of the Argut covers 9550 km², of which over 300 km² are glaciers , which contribute around 40% to the river's abundance of water. The mean annual runoff at the mouth is 112 m³ / s.
Above the mouth, the Argut is up to 70 meters wide and two meters deep. The Argut freezes between November and April.
Infrastructure
The Argut is not navigable.
The place Dschasator at the origin of the Argut can be reached via a 132-kilometer-long, mostly unpaved road from the district administrative center of Kosch-Agatsch on the M52 highway ("Tschujatrakt") , which overcomes the almost 2400 m high pass from the catchment area of the Tschuja and then the source river Jazator leads down. There are mostly only footpaths along the Argut; the only bridge crosses the river a few kilometers below Jazator.
The confluence of the Argut in the Katun can be reached by off-road vehicles from Inja, which is also on the M52, and the somewhat more southern confluence of the Tschuja in the Katun.
Tourist importance
The Argut flows through a very sparsely populated area of the Altai, in which the various natural areas of the Altai - from the alpine to the high steppes to the forest zone - are represented. In the area of the Argut and its tributaries, some rare animal species live, such as part of the small population of the snow leopard or the Siberian ibex that remained in Russia . The rivers themselves are rich in trout fish , including grayling ( Thymallus sp. ) In the upper reaches and Lenok ( Brachymystax lenok ) and Taimen ( Hucho taimen ) in the lower reaches.
Due to the relatively easy accessibility of the upper course of the river, it is a particularly popular destination for rafting tours . Alongside Chulyshman and its tributary Bashkaus above Lake Teletsk in the eastern Altai, it is the most difficult river in the mountains with sections of Russian category 6 (corresponding to V according to the ICF's international whitewater difficulty scale ). Organized tours usually start below the Karagem breakthrough. The breakthrough itself was considered impassable for a long time (Category VI according to ICF). After several attempts from 1990 onwards, which resulted in a few deaths, a Russian team managed to drive over it completely in 2003 with specially designed vehicles ( called “ Bublik ” after the biscuits because of the similarity of the shape of the inflatable components ).
literature
- GM Egorov (ed.): Altajskij kraj . Profizdat, Moscow 1987 (Russian, The Altai Region ; Turističeskie rajony series (Tourist areas of the USSR) ).
- VV Kinjaev, VV Mazurov, MI Paršichov: Vodnye maršruty Altaja i Sajan . Tula 1994 (Russian, water hiking tours in the Altai and Sajan ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Argut in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)
- ↑ a b Article Argut in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- ↑ Alexandra Martschuk: History of the development of the wondrous Altai river Argut on the tourist website skitalets.ru (Russian)
- ↑ Article about "Bubliki" on the website altai-tourist.ru (Russian, photos)