Bolshoy Uzen Ulken Uzen (Karaozen) Большой Узень Үлкен Өзен (Қараөзен) | |
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Location | |
Countries | Russia Kazakhstan |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Obshchy Syrt |
• coordinates | 51°39′07″N 48°42′41″E / 51.65194°N 48.71139°E |
• elevation | ca 120 m (390 ft) |
Mouth | Kamys-Samar Lakes |
• coordinates | 48°55′46″N 49°54′46″E / 48.92944°N 49.91278°E |
• elevation | −8 m (−26 ft) |
Length | 650 km (400 mi) |
Basin size | 15,600 km2 (6,000 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 7.3 to 393 cubic metres per second (260 to 13,880 cu ft/s) at Novouzensk |
The Bolshoy Uzen (Russian: Большой Узень, lit. 'Big Uzen') or Ulken Uzen (Kazakh: Үлкен Өзен, lit. 'Big River' Úlken Ózen or Kazakh: Қараөзен, lit. 'Black River') is a river in Saratov Oblast of Russia and West Kazakhstan Province of Kazakhstan. It is 650 kilometres (400 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 15,600 square kilometres (6,000 sq mi).[1]
The town of Novouzensk is situated at the Bolshoy Uzen. The river is used for water supply and irrigation.