Irgiz (Turgay)

LocationCountryKazakhstanPhysical characteristicsSourceMugodzhar Hills • elevation328 m (1,076 ft) MouthTurgay48°15′28″N 62°01′20″E / 48.2579°N 62.0222°E / 48.2579; 62.0222Length593 km (368 mi)Basin size31,600 km² (12,200 sq mi)Basin featuresProgressionTurgay → Shalkarteniz

The Irgiz (Kazakh: Ыргыз Yrgyz; Russian: Иргиз) is a river in Aktobe and Kostanay regions of Kazakhstan, a right tributary of the Turgay. It is 593 kilometres (368 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 31,600 square kilometres (12,200 sq mi).^[1] It was the site of the Irghiz River skirmish in the early 13th century.

The Irgiz rises on the eastern slopes of the Mugodzhar Hills in the Aktobe region of Kazakhstan. It flows in a predominantly southerly direction to its confluence with the Turgay. Its main tributary is the 178 km (111 mi) long Chet-Irgiz (Шет-Иргиз) from the right.^[2]

• List of rivers of Kazakhstan
• Lakes of the lower Turgay and Irgiz