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The Zhabay (Kazakh: Жабай; Russian: Жабай) is a river in Zerendy, Sandyktau and Atbasar districts, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. It has a length of 196 km (122 mi) and a basin size of 8,800 km2 (3,400 sq mi). The river passes by Sandyktau, Balkashino and Atbasar towns. The water is used in local farms mainly for agricultural field irrigation and watering cattle.
Course
The Zhabay is a right tributary of the Ishim. It has its sources in the Zerendi Mountains, a subrange of the Kokshetau Hills. It flows in a roughly SSW direction all along its course and joins the right bank of the Ishim near Timashevka. The channel in the lower course is wide and flowing slowly. Its width reaches up to 400 m (0.25 mi). The river water is fresh, with a salinity between 0.8 g/L (0.13 oz/imp gal) and 1.0 g/L (0.16 oz/imp gal). The Zhabay freezes towards the end of October and stays under ice until the second half of April. Variations in level are marked, depending from the season and the year. There were catastrophic floods in 2014 and 2017, affecting mainly Atbasar town.
The main tributaries of the Zhabay are the 92 km (57 mi) long Zylandy, the Idabol and the Sarymsakty. There are very few lakes in its basin. Together with the Kamysakty, Kalkutan, Terisakkan, Akkanburlyk and Imanburlyk, the Zhabay is part of the Ishim Water Management Basin.
Flora and fauna
Among the fish species living in the river, the crucian carp, tench, perch, ide, snowtrout, pike, bream and roach deserve mention.
See also
List of rivers of Kazakhstan
References
External links
Media related to Zhabay at Wikimedia Commons
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- Zhabay
- Ishim (river)
- Balkashino
- List of rivers of Kazakhstan
- Aydabol
- Atbasar
- Kazakhstan and weapons of mass destruction
- Atbasar District
- Battle of Bulanty
- Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve
