Shagan (river)
| Shagan Hagan | ||
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| Data | ||
| location | East Kazakhstan ( Kazakhstan ) | |
| River system | If | |
| Drain over | Irtysh → Ob → Arctic Ocean | |
| source | Kazakh threshold 48 ° 39 ′ 51 ″ N , 78 ° 29 ′ 3 ″ E | |
| muzzle | 50 km west of Semei in the Irtysh Coordinates: 50 ° 37 ′ 55 "  N , 79 ° 15 ′ 45"  E 50 ° 37 ′ 55 "  N , 79 ° 15 ′ 45"  E 
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| length | 295 km | |
| Catchment area | 25,400 km² | |
| Drain | MQ | 1.02 m³ / s | 
| Right tributaries | Ashchissu | |
| Shagan (Шаган) in the catchment area of the Irtysh | ||
The Shagan ( Kazakh Шаған , Russian Шаган ) is a left tributary of the Irtysh in Kazakhstan .
The Shagan rises on the edge of the Kazakh threshold . It flows in a predominantly northerly direction and flows into the Irtysh 50 km west of Semei .
The Schagan has a length of 295 km. Its catchment area covers 25,400 km². The mean discharge is 1.02 m³ / s. The river is mainly fed by the snowmelt . In the months of May and June, the Shagan usually leads to high water in the upper reaches . In contrast, the Schagan often falls dry near the mouth. The river is ice-covered between November and mid-April. The most important tributary of the Shagan is the Ashchissu from the right.
Web links
- Schagan (river) at the Bestamak gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Article Shagan (river) in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)


