Saryozen (Irtysh basin)
{{Short description|River in Kazakhstan}}
{{About||other meanings|Saryozen (disambiguation){{!}}Saryozen}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Saryozen
| other_name = Сарыөзен
| image = Saryozen-Myrzhyk 2022-06-27-23 59 Sentinel-2 L2A.jpg
| image_caption = Final stretch of the Saryozen river
| source1_location = Myrzhyk
| source1 = Kazakh Uplands
| source1_elevation =
| source1_coordinates =
| mouth = Akmolaisor (Shalkarsor)
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|517|m}}
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|50|13|18|N|77|44|03|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:KZ|display=it}}
| progression =
| length = {{convert|115|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size = {{convert|6056|km2|abbr=on}}
| pushpin_map = Kazakhstan
| pushpin_map_size =
| pushpin_map_caption= Mouth location in Kazakhstan
}}
The Saryozen ({{langx|kk|Сарыөзен}}), also spelled Sary-Uzen ({{langx|kk|Сары-Өзен}}; {{langx|ru|Сары-Узень}}), is a river in the Karkaraly District of Karaganda Region and the Zhanasemey District of Abai Region, Kazakhstan. The river is {{convert|115|km|mi|abbr=on}} long and the area of its basin is {{convert|6056|km2|abbr=on}}.Google Earth
The water is fresh and is used by locals to irrigate crops and watering livestock. The area surrounding the Saryozen is a seasonal grazing ground for local cattle.Nature of Kazakhstan: Encyclopedia / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5
History
The Saryozen valley is located in the Semipalatinsk Test Site complex. A total of 24 underground nuclear explosion tests were performed
in wells between 1965 and 1980. The area is contaminated.[https://irse.nnc.kz/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/booklet_Eng.pdf Semipalatinsk test site. Present state.][https://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/33/023/33023291.pdf International Nuclear Information System (INIS)]
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==Geography==
The Saryozen belongs to the Irtysh basin. It has its sources in parallel rivulets flowing from the southern slopes of the Myrzhyk range and a north-flowing watercourse of Akshok mountain, at the eastern sector of the Kazakh Uplands. The river heads initially eastwards, then it bends northeastwards and in its lower course it bends slightly again and heads roughly northwards. Finally it ends in the Akmolaisor (Shalkarsor), an endorheic salt lake.{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/m-43.jpg|title=M-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=25 April 2024}}
The Saryozen flows across a hilly and rugged region of the highland Kazakh steppe. There are many small endorheic lakes along the river course. The river fills in the spring with melted snow and rain, reaching its highest level at the end of April. By the summer it breaks up into disconnected pools.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0265931X22000832 Characterization of area radioactive contamination of near-surface soil at the Sary-Uzen site in the Semipalatinsk test site]
Category:Nuclear test sites in Kazakhstan
Category:Soviet nuclear weapons testing
Category:Geography of Abai Region
Category:Geography of Karaganda Region
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