Karasuk (river)

Karasuk
Карасук
Lake Kornoukhovo,an oxbow lake of the Karasuk basin near Loktyonok
Karasuk (river) is located in Novosibirsk Oblast
Karasuk (river)
Mouth location in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
Location
CountriesRussia
Physical characteristics
SourceOb Plateau
 • coordinates54°40′26″N 81°47′11″E / 54.67389°N 81.78639°E / 54.67389; 81.78639
 • elevation190 metres (620 ft)
Mouth 
 • coordinates
53°35′09″N 77°32′30″E / 53.58583°N 77.54167°E / 53.58583; 77.54167
 • elevation
105 metres (344 ft)
Length531 km (330 mi)
Basin size111,300 km2 (43,000 sq mi)

The Karasuk (Russian: Карасук) is a river in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. It is 531 kilometres (330 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 11,300 square kilometres (4,400 sq mi).[1]

The source region of the Karasuk River was declared a special protected area on 26 March 2007.[2]

  1. ^ "Река Карасук in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ Press release from the «Sibirsky Projekt» website Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (russian)