Barnaulka
{{short description|River in Siberia, Russia}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Barnaulka
| other_name = Барнаулка
| image = Перед грозой. Река "Барнаулка". Before a thunder-storm. The river "Barnaulka". - panoramio.jpg
| image_caption =View of the river
| source1 =Lake Zerkalnoye
| source1_elevation =
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|52|33|21|N|81|57|10|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:RU}}
| mouth = Ob
| mouth_location =Barnaul
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|53|19|47|N|83|48|18|E|type:river_region:RU|format=dms|display=it}}
| progression = {{ROb}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Russia
| length = {{convert|207|km|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size = {{convert|5720|km2|abbr=on}}
| pushpin_map = Russia Altai Krai
| pushpin_map_size =
| pushpin_map_caption= Mouth location in Altai Krai, Russia
}}
The Barnaulka ({{langx|ru|Барнаулка}}) is a river in Altai Krai, Russia. The river is {{convert|207|km}} long and has a catchment area of {{convert|5720|km2}}.{{GVR|188578|Река БАРНАУЛКА}}
The basin of the river is located in the Rebrikhinsky, Shipunovsky and Pavlovsky districts. The city of Barnaul is named after the river.{{cite web |url = http://50factsbarnaul.amic.ru/index.php/article/what-does-the-word-Barnaul |title = 50 ФАКТОВ О БАРНАУЛЕ |publisher = 50factsbarnaul.amic.ru |accessdate = 2016-03-06 |archive-date = 2016-04-05 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160405190310/http://50factsbarnaul.amic.ru/index.php/article/what-does-the-word-Barnaul}} The Barnaulka suffers from the impact of pollutants released by industrial activity along its course.[https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Schematic-map-of-sampling-sites-in-the-Barnaulka-R-1-7-are-monitoring-stations_fig1_322593710 Effect of Anthropogenic Pollution on Macrozoobenthos Structure in Barnaulka River (Upper Ob Basin)]
Course
The Barnaulka is a left tributary of the Ob river. It has its sources in Zerkalnoye, a lake with a surface of {{convert|18|km2}} lying {{convert|60|km|abbr=on}} to the west of Aleysk. The river flows in a roughly northeastern direction. The upper course of the river is within a trench of glacial origin of the Ob Plateau. The river basin includes a chain of lakes connected by marshy canals, such as Bakhmatovskoye and Peschanoye, as well as numerous swamps and smaller lakes. Finally the Barnaulka meets the left bank of the Ob at Barnaul, {{convert|3409 |km|abbr=on}} from the Ob's mouth.{{cite web|url=http://mapn44.narod.ru/map5/indexg.html|title=N-44-Г Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=23 June 2022}}
===Tributaries===
The longest tributary of the Barnaulka is the {{convert|18|km|mi|abbr=on}} long Vlasikha (Власиха) on the left. The river is largely fed by groundwater. It is frozen between November and April.Google Earth
See also
References
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External links
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