Terisakkan

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 / 51.2494; 67.1592
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	Ishim→ Irtysh→ 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).

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. 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.

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