Utwa
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Utwa Утва, Schingirlau, Tschingirlau |
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| location | Western Kazakhstan ( Kazakhstan ) | |
| River system | Ural | |
| Drain over | Urals → Caspian Sea | |
| source | on the border with Russia 50 ° 36 ′ 46 ″ N , 54 ° 25 ′ 10 ″ E |
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| muzzle | in the Ural coordinates: 51 ° 23 ′ 11 " N , 52 ° 30 ′ 25" E 51 ° 23 ′ 11 " N , 52 ° 30 ′ 25" E
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| length | 290 km | |
| Catchment area | 6940 km² | |
| Outflow at the Grigoryevka gauge |
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3.8 m³ / s |
 Course of the Utwa in the Ural catchment area |
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The Utwa ( Russian Утва , also Schingirlau , Tschingirlau ) is a left tributary of the Urals in the Kazakh region of Western Kazakhstan .
The Utwa rises on the border with Russia . It flows predominantly in a north-westerly direction west past Aqsai through the western Kazakhstan area and after 290 km reaches the Urals on the left. The catchment area of the Utwa covers 6940 km². The Utwa is mainly fed by the snowmelt . In spring the river is flooded . In the summer months the Utwa falls dry in places. The mean discharge at the Grigoryevka gauge is 3.8 m³ / s. The maximum discharge is 227 m³ / s, the minimum 0.19 m³ / s. The river is ice-covered between November and April. The water of the Utwa is used for irrigation and water supply .