Burqin (river)

Burqin
Burqin River near Burqin
Data
location	Xinjiang ( PR China )
River system	Irtysh
Drain over	Irtysh  → Arctic Ocean
Confluence of	Kanas and Hemu 48 ° 30 ′ 17 ″  N , 87 ° 19 ′ 31 ″  E
Source height	986  m
muzzle	Irtysh coordinates: 47 ° 42 ′ 25 "  N , 86 ° 50 ′ 1"  E 47 ° 42 ′ 25 "  N , 86 ° 50 ′ 1"  E
length	approx. 150 km
Medium-sized cities	Burqin

The Burqin ( Chinese  布尔津 河 ) is a right tributary of the Irtysh ( Ertix ) in the Kazakh Ili Autonomous District in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China .

It is formed at the confluence of Kanas (right) and Hom Chinese  禾木河 , Pinyin Hemu Hé (left) in the south of the Altai Mountains . It flows through the mountainous region in the Burqin district of the same name in the Altay administrative district in a predominantly southern direction. It is dammed by two dams. Finally it leaves the mountains and flows in the lower reaches in a south-westerly direction. It flows past the northwestern edge of the city of Burqin and flows on the right into the upper reaches of the Irtysh, which flows westwards.

The Burqin has a length of about 150 km. The Kanasi Lake is located in the catchment area of the Burqin .

Use of hydropower

There are two dams along the river, each with an attached hydropower plant.

The hydropower plants in the downstream direction:

Surname	completion position	Power in MW	Dam height in m	Storage space in million m³
Chonghu'er	2009	110	74	85
Burqin Shankou	under construction	220	95	221