Nura Нұра | |
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Location | |
Country | Kazakhstan |
Cities | Karaganda, Temirtau, Kyzylzhar, Saran, Nur-Sultan |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Kyzyltas Kazakh Uplands |
• location | Near Besoba |
• coordinates | 48°56′N 74°23′E / 48.933°N 74.383°E |
• elevation | 950 m (3,120 ft) |
Mouth | Lake Tengiz |
• coordinates | 50°20′34″N 69°08′21″E / 50.34278°N 69.13917°E |
• elevation | 301 m (988 ft) |
Length | 978 km (608 mi) |
Basin size | 60,800 km2 (23,500 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 28.39 m3/s (1,003 cu ft/s) |
• minimum | 0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Sherubainura |
The Nura (Kazakh: Нұра, Nura; Russian: Нура) is a major watercourse of northeast-central Kazakhstan. It is 978 kilometres (608 mi) long and drains an area of 60,800 square kilometres (23,500 sq mi).[1]