Or (river)
Or Орь, Ор |
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Water code | RU : 12010000412112200003277 | |
location |
Aqtöbe ( Kazakhstan ), Orenburg Oblast ( Russia ) |
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River system | Ural | |
Drain over | Urals → Caspian Sea | |
confluence | of Schili and Terisbutak 49 ° 31 '23 " N , 58 ° 32' 52" O |
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Source height | 303 m | |
muzzle | near Orsk in the Ural Coordinates: 51 ° 11 ′ 8 ″ N , 58 ° 32 ′ 28 ″ E 51 ° 11 ′ 8 ″ N , 58 ° 32 ′ 28 ″ E |
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Mouth height | 185 m | |
Height difference | 118 m | |
Bottom slope | 0.36 ‰ | |
length | 332 km | |
Catchment area | 18,600 km² | |
Outflow location: 61 km above the mouth |
MQ |
21.3 m³ / s |
Right tributaries | Kamsak | |
Big cities | Orsk | |
Communities | Koktau | |
Course of the Or (Орь) in the catchment area of the Urals |
The Or ( Russian Орь ; Kazakh Ор ) is a left tributary of the Urals in the Kazakh region of Aqtöbe and the Russian Oblast of Orenburg .
The Or arises at the confluence of the Shili and Terisbutak rivers on the western slopes of the Mugodjar Mountains in western Kazakhstan. The river flows in a northerly direction into the Orenburg Oblast and finally flows into the Urals after 332 km near Orsk . The Or drains an area of 18,600 km². It is mainly fed by the snowmelt . 61 km above the mouth, the mean discharge is 21.3 m³ / s. The Or regularly floods between April and mid-May . At the end of October / beginning of November the Or freezes. At the end of March / beginning of April the Or is ice-free again. The water of the Or is used for irrigation and water supply .