Kaba (Irtysh)
Kaba Haba He |
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location | Xinjiang ( People's Republic of China ) | |
River system | Irtysh | |
Drain over | Irtysh → Arctic Ocean | |
Confluence of |
Qaraqaba and Aqqaba 48 ° 32 ′ 25 " N , 86 ° 35 ′ 1" E |
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Source height | 932 m | |
muzzle |
Black Irtysh Coordinates: 47 ° 51 '49 " N , 86 ° 11' 32" E 47 ° 51 '49 " N , 86 ° 11' 32" E
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length | approx. 120 km | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Jilebulake , Yamaguchi |
The Kaba ( Chinese 哈巴河 , also Haba He ) 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 .
The river arises at the confluence of the Qaraqaba (right, "Black Kaba") and Aqqaba (left, "White Kaba") on the border between Kazakhstan and the People's Republic of China. It turns to the south-southeast and flows through the mountains in the Kaba district of the Altay administrative district . He makes a sharp turn to the west. Later it changes direction again to the south. There are two dams on this section of the river. Finally he leaves the mountains. It flows 5 km west of the city of Akqi in a southerly direction and flows on the right side into the westward flowing upper reaches of the Irtysh.
The Kaba River has a length of approx. 120 km.
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 |
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Jilebulake | 2014 | 160 | 146.3 | 232 |
Yamaguchi | 1997 | 25.2 | 40.5 | 50 |