| Ashchysu Ащысу | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Shagan-Ashchysu-23_59_Sentinel-2_L2A.jpg) Lake at the confluence of the Shagan and Ashchysu rivers | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Relief_Map_of_Kazakhstan.png)  Mouth location in Kazakhstan | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kazakh Uplands |
| • location | Chingiztau |
| • coordinates | 48°31′57″N 81°03′54″E / 48.53250°N 81.06500°E |
| • elevation | 1,050 metres (3,440 ft) |
| Mouth | Shagan |
• coordinates | 49°55′17″N 79°0′47″E / 49.92139°N 79.01306°E |
| Length | 305 km (190 mi) |
| Basin size | 18,100 km2 (7,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.34 m3/s (12 cu ft/s) (near Ushbiik railway station) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Shagan → Irtysh→ Ob→ Kara Sea |
The Ashchysu (Kazakh: Ащысу) is a river in the Abai Region, Kazakhstan and a tributary of the Shagan, of the Irtysh basin. The river is 349 km (217 mi) long and the area of its basin is 18,100 km2 (7,000 sq mi).[1]