Terisaqqan

LocationCountryKazakhstanPhysical characteristicsSource  • locationUlutau
Kazakh Uplands MouthIshim51°14′58″N 67°09′33″E / 51.2494°N 67.1592°E / 51.2494; 67.1592Length334 km (208 mi)Basin size19,500 km² (7,500 sq mi)Discharge  • average52.7 cubic metres per second (1,860 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionIshim→ Irtysh→ Ob→ Kara Sea

The Terisaqqan (Kazakh: Терісаққан, Terısaqqan; Russian: Терсаккан, Tersakkan) is a river of northern Kazakhstan. A left tributary of the Ishim, it is 334 kilometres (208 mi) long and has a basin area of 19,500 square kilometres (7,500 sq mi).^[1] It flows through the western parts of the Kazakh Uplands and the average annual flow is approximately 2.5 cubic metres per second (88 cu ft/s), with a maximum up to 52.7 cubic metres per second (1,860 cu ft/s). In the upper reaches it dries up, and it freezes to the bottom in some winters.^[1] Peak flow is in April during snowmelt.

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