Tour in Ayagoz Town .

“Water is the source of life, because in the womb we are surrounded by water for nine months. Water is a symbol of female Power, which he will not dare to claim, which even the most enlightened and perfect man will not dare to challenge»

Paulo Coelho.

Excursion tour on rivers Kazakhstan.

The Ayaguz River (Kaz. Ayaguz) flows through the East Kazakhstan and Almaty regions. The length of the river is 492 kilometers, the area of ​​the river basin is about 15,700 square kilometers. The average annual water consumption in the middle reaches is about 8.8 cubic meters per second, with suspended matter up to 0.8 kilograms per square centimeter.
Freezing is observed from December to March. The water is highly mineralized, contains sodium sulfates in an amount of 1.6 - 2 grams per liter in spring and up to 8 in early autumn. The left bank in the lower reaches is low-lying and overgrown.
The depth of the river is no more than 3 - 3.5 meters. The river originates from the northern Tarbagatai ridge, forms at the confluence of the Big and Small Ayaguz in front of the town of Ayagoz and initially flows through the mountainous terrain.
Below the town, Ayagoz flows through a semi-desert area. The river flows into the eastern part of Lake Balkhash. It is mainly used for the intake of drinking water in the town of Ayagoz and other settlements, as well as for irrigation of fields, for irrigation of suburban farms.
The banks and the bottom are covered with porphyry pebbles, shale, granite, etc. Ayaguz is the northernmost of the 7 rivers that gave the name to the Semirechye region.

Authority:
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki

Photos by
Alexander Petrov.