Tanalyk

The Tanalyk (Russian: Таналык; Bashkir: Таналыҡ, Tanalıq), is a river in Bashkortostan and Orenburg Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Ural.[1] The river is 225 kilometres (140 mi) long, and the area of its drainage basin is 4,160 square kilometres (1,610 sq mi).[2] The Tanalyk freezes up in the second half of October through November and remains icebound until April. The town of Baymak is along the Tanalyk.

Tanalyk
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
MouthUral
  coordinates
51.8694°N 58.6406°E / 51.8694; 58.6406
Length225 km (140 mi)
Basin size4,160 km2 (1,610 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionUralCaspian Sea

References

  1. Таналык, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. Река Таналык in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)


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