Karakengir

{{Short description|River in Kazakhstan}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Karakengir

| other_name = Қаракеңгір

| image = Кенгирское водохранилище.jpg

| image_caption = Panorama of the Kengir reservoir

| map =

| map_caption =

| source1 = Zhaksy Arganaty
Ulytau

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|49|17|20|N|67|24|38|E|}}

| source1_elevation = ca {{convert|600|m|abbr=on}}

| mouth = Sarysu

| mouth_location =

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|47|22|42|N|67|59|29|E|region:KZ-AKT_type:waterbody_source:kolossus-cawiki|display=it}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|340|m|abbr=on}}

| progression = Sarysu→Telikol→Shieli-Telikol Canal→Syr Darya→Aral Sea

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Kazakhstan

| length = {{convert|295|km|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_avg = {{convert|3.51|m3/s|abbr=on}} (near the mouth)

| basin_size = {{convert|18400|km2|abbr=on}}

| pushpin_map = Kazakhstan

| pushpin_map_size =

| pushpin_map_caption= Mouth location in Kazakhstan

}}

The Karakengir ({{langx|kk|Қаракеңгір}}; {{langx|ru|Кара-Кенгир}}), also known as Kengir, is a river in the Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan.{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/m-42.jpg|title=M-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=10 May 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/l-42.jpg|title=L-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=10 May 2024}} It has a length of {{cvt|295|km}} and a drainage basin of {{convert|18400|km2|abbr=on}}.Google Earth

It is one of the most important tributaries of the Sarysu. The city of Zhezkazgan, the capital of Ulytau Region, is located by its banks. A reservoir was built close to the city at the time of the Kazakh SSR.