Ayat (river)
Ayat | |
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Location | |
Country | Russia, Kazakhstan |
Region | Chelyabinsk Oblast, Kostanay Region |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of rivers Karataly-Ayat and Archagly-Ayat |
Mouth | Karatomar reservoir |
• coordinates | 52°52′39″N 62°50′05″E / 52.8774°N 62.8346°E / 52.8774; 62.8346 |
Length | 117 km (73 mi) |
Basin size | 13,300 km2 (5,100 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Tobol→ Irtysh→ Ob→ Kara Sea |
The Ayat (Russian and Bashkir: Аят, Ayat; Kazakh: Аят: Aıat) is a river in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia and Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. Ayat is formed by the confluence of Karataly-Ayat and Archagly-Ayat. The river flows into the Karatomar reservoir, which is drained by the river Tobol. The length of the river is 117 km, with a catchment area of 13,300 km².[1]
Hydrology
Much of the basin is formed by 383 drainless lakes (total area 208 km².). Russian part of the river has a length of 23 km and a watershed area of 8571 km².[1]
The soils of the basin are mostly sandy and loam, occasionally salt. Laboissiere alluvial channels the channel is located in a well defined river valley.
In winter, the river often freezes to the bottom. Freezing was observed 5 times in past 43 years.
In art
- "Tobol and Ayat" — a poem by Yevtushenko.
References
- ^ a b "State water register of the Russian Federation: Ayat". Archived from the original on 2014-10-25.
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