Shiderti

River in Kazakhstan

Mouth location in Kazakhstan

LocationCountryKazakhstanPhysical characteristicsSourceKazakh Uplands • elevation589 m (1,932 ft) Mouthlake Shaganak

• coordinates

52°38′46″N 74°23′42″E / 52.646°N 74.395°E / 52.646; 74.395

• elevation

88 m (289 ft)Length506 km (314 mi)Basin size15,900 km² (6,100 sq mi)

The Shiderti (Kazakh: Шідерті, Şıdertı; in its lower course: Karasu)^[1] is a river of Kazakhstan.^[2] It is 506 kilometres (314 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 15,900 square kilometres (6,100 sq mi).^[1]

Course

The river has its source under the name Sarapan in the central part of the Kazakh Uplands, northern part of Karaganda Region. It flows roughly northwestwards and discharges into lake Shaganak (Aktogay District).^[3] The Irtysh–Karaganda Canal runs along the Shiderti river in its upper and middle course flowing in the opposite direction.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Шидерты (река); Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
^ "Elevation of Shiderti,Kazakhstan Elevation Map, Topography, Contour". Floodmap.net. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
^ "N-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 18 August 2022.