Terisakkan

Terisakkan
Терісаққан / Терсаккан
Terisakkan; Терісаққан / Терсаккан
	Mouth location in Kazakhstan
Location
Country	Kazakhstan
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Ulytau; Kazakh Uplands
Mouth	Ishim
• coordinates	51°14′58″N 67°09′33″E / 51.2494°N 67.1592°E
Length	334 km (208 mi)
Basin size	19,500 km2 (7,500 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	52.7 cubic metres per second (1,860 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	‹See Tfd› Ishim→ ‹See Tfd› Irtysh→ ‹See Tfd› Ob→ Kara Sea

The Terisakkan (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 mi²).^[1]

Geography

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. Together with the Kamysakty, Kalkutan, Zhabay, Akkanburlyk and Imanburlyk, the Terisakkan is part of the Ishim Water Management Basin.^[2]

References

1 2 article110244, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
↑ ""Управление водными ресурсами по бассейновому принципу"" (PDF). www.unesco.kz (in Russian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2013-10-24. / Almaty, 2009 год

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[bse-1] 1 2 article110244, Great Soviet Encyclopedia

[Управление_водными_ресурсами_по_бассейновому_принципу-2] ""Управление водными ресурсами по бассейновому принципу"" (PDF). www.unesco.kz (in Russian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2013-10-24. / Almaty, 2009 год

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