Tributaries of the Urals: description

The king is made by the retinue, and large rivers are tributaries. They fill the main channel with water, form its basin and coastline. Their number may vary from one to several dozen. All tributaries of the Urals are inferior to it in length. Between themselves, they are divided into left and right in the direction of the current.

Ural

The ancient name of the Urals is Yaik. So it was called until January 15, 1775, while by its decree the Russian Empress Catherine II renamed the river. The reason was the Pugachevsky rebellion, after its suppression, many geographical names of that locality were changed to erase from the people's memory any mention of it.

The river occupies the 3rd place in Europe in length, ahead only the Danube and the Volga. It is the second largest waterway that feeds the Caspian Sea. The source of the Urals is located on the slope of the Round Hill (Uraltau Range, Bashkortostan) at an altitude of 637 meters. The first tributaries of the Urals - on the left an unnamed river, on the right Chagan (one of the largest) flow less than a kilometer from the source. Their total number 82: 44 - right, 38 - left.

The length of the main channel is 2428 kilometers. In Russia, it flows through the territory of Bashkortostan first, then through the Chelyabinsk and Orenburg regions. Moreover, in the last Urals, a large part of the Russian route runs 1,164 km. In Kazakhstan, it carries its waters through the Atyrau and West Kazakhstan regions for 1,082 kilometers.

The basin area (the river itself , its delta, tributaries of the Urals, reservoirs) is 231,000 km ² . The Ural Urals resembles a shallow mountain river (up to 1.5 m), up to 80 meters wide. From Verkhne-Uralsk acquires a flat character. Then, to Orsk, making its way through the rocky shores, abounds with rifts. After the right tributary of the Sakmara River, it calms down, acquires a wide winding channel with a calm course.

Rights

If you look at the map, the river looks like a curved tree with a thickening in the middle and short branches. The length of most tributaries is no more than 20 kilometers. The right tributaries of the Ural River, although they exceed the number of the left, are inferior to them in the total volume of water. The major ones include rivers (length in km):

• Guberl - 111;
• Small Dogwood - 113;
• Irtek - 134;
• Tanalyk - 225;
• Chagan - 264;
• Big Dogwood - 172;
• Sakmara - 798.

The largest right tributary of the Urals is Sakmara. Besides the fact that the river has a decent length, it has numerous second-order tributaries. It flows almost parallel to the main channel. Its upper course is characteristic of mountain rivers with high steep banks, the middle and lower resembles a wide, calm, flat river.

The list of right tributaries:

Left

The largest left tributaries include (length indicated in km):

• Zingeyka –102;
• Bolshaya Karaganka - 111;
• Urta-Burtia - 115;
• Gumbeyka - 202;
• Big Kumak - 212;
• Suunduk - 174;
• Ori - 332;
• Ilek - 623.

The left tributary of the Ural River - Ilek - originates in the Mutojar Mountains (South Kazakhstan). At the river, a well-developed valley has two floodplain terraces, rich in numerous old lake and canals. The total area of ​​the basin is 41,300 km ² , the annual water flow rate is about 1,500 m ³ , and the average water consumption is 40 m³ / s. Ilek is a typical steppe river with a pronounced spring flood. The largest left tributary of the Urals, despite the huge catchment area, does not claim to be the most abundant.

Left tributaries:

Using

Ural is not a navigable river. The main direction of its use is tourism and fishing. The tributaries of the Urals are not inferior to the main channel in terms of beauty and the presence of fish; almost 30 species are read in them. A lot of tourist camps have been built on the shores.

The lakes formed by the river attract the attention of lovers of wild relaxation. Beautiful sandy beaches, calm, calm water and excellent fishing will satisfy any request.

Magnitogorsk and Khalilovsk metallurgical plants use the Urals in their work. A hydroelectric power station was built near the village of Iriklinskaya. In agriculture it is used for irrigation of fields.