Kargat River
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The Kargat is a river in Novosibirsk Oblast
, Russia
. It is a right tributary of the Chulym River. The Kargat is 387 kilometres (240.5 mi) in length, with a drainage basin
of 7200 square kilometres (2,779.9 sq mi)
The river begins in the southern sections of the Vasyugan Swamp
, at 143 meters AMSL, and flows in a southwesterly direction over the Baraba Steppe
, before flowing into the Chulym River at 110 meters AMSL. A significant part of its waters either evaporates or is infiltrated in the ground, and the average discharge (at the village of Nizhny Kargat, 36 km from its mouth) is just 8.54 m³/s. In its lower reaches the river is some 30 m wide and 2 m deep, with a flow rate of 0.1 m/s. The Kargat has no major tributaries.
In its middle course is the town of Kargat
, named after the river. Here the river is crossed by the Trans-Siberian Railway
and the M51 highway
.
The Kargat is frozen over from November to April/May.
Novosibirsk Oblast
Novosibirsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in southwestern Siberia. Its administrative and economic center is the city of Novosibirsk. Population: -Overview:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It is a right tributary of the Chulym River. The Kargat is 387 kilometres (240.5 mi) in length, with a drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of 7200 square kilometres (2,779.9 sq mi)
The river begins in the southern sections of the Vasyugan Swamp
Vasyugan Swamp
The Vasyugan Swamp is the largest swamp in the northern hemisphere. It is located at western Siberia, in Russia.-Location:It occupies 53,000 km², which is about 2% of the whole area of peat bogs of the world...
, at 143 meters AMSL, and flows in a southwesterly direction over the Baraba Steppe
Baraba steppe
The Baraba steppe, also known as Barabinsk steppe, , is a grassland steppe and wooded flat plain situated in western Siberia.The steppe has an area of 117,000 km² and stretches between the Irtysh and the Ob Rivers. Barabinsk is the largest city on the steppe. The Baraba steppe also contains...
, before flowing into the Chulym River at 110 meters AMSL. A significant part of its waters either evaporates or is infiltrated in the ground, and the average discharge (at the village of Nizhny Kargat, 36 km from its mouth) is just 8.54 m³/s. In its lower reaches the river is some 30 m wide and 2 m deep, with a flow rate of 0.1 m/s. The Kargat has no major tributaries.
In its middle course is the town of Kargat
Kargat
Kargat is a town and the administrative center of Kargatsky District of Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kargat River. Population: -Demographics:...
, named after the river. Here the river is crossed by the Trans-Siberian Railway
Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan. It is the longest railway in the world...
and the M51 highway
Russian route M51
The Russian route M51 is a federal highway in Russia, part of the Baikal Highway : Chelyabinsk-Kurgan-Ishim-Omsk-Novosibirsk, 1528 km.The Chelyabinsk-Omsk stretch is also included into the European route E30....
.
The Kargat is frozen over from November to April/May.