Irgis (river)

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Irgis
Ырғыз, Иргиз
Data
location Aqtöbe ( Kazakhstan )
River system Turgai
Drain over Turgai  → Schalkartengis
source Mugodschar Mountains
50 ° 35 ′ 0 ″  N , 59 ° 55 ′ 0 ″  E
Source height 320  m
muzzle Turgai coordinates: 48 ° 15 '28 "  N , 62 ° 1' 20"  E 48 ° 15 '28 "  N , 62 ° 1' 20"  E
Mouth height 68  m
Height difference 252 m
Bottom slope 0.42 ‰
length 593 km
Catchment area 31,600 km²
Discharge at the gauge near the mouth MQ
7.56 m³ / s
Communities Yrghys

The Irgis ( Kazakh Ырғыз Yrghys ; Russian Иргиз ) is a right tributary of the Turgai in Kazakhstan .

The Irgis rises on the eastern slopes of the Mugodschar Mountains in the Kazakh region of Aqtöbe . It flows mainly in a southerly direction to its confluence with the Turgai. The Irgis has a length of 593 km and drains an area of ​​31,600 km². The Irgis is mainly fed by the snowmelt . In summer the river falls dry in parts. The river is ice-covered between November and April. The mean discharge at the mouth is 7.56 m³ / s.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f Article Irgis in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D056488~2a%3DIrgis~2b%3DIrgis