Olenti (Auliekol)

Olenti
Өлеңті
Final stretch of the Olenti and its mouth in the Auliekol western lakeshore Sentinel-2 image
Olenti (Auliekol) is located in Kazakhstan
Olenti (Auliekol)
Mouth location in Kazakhstan
Location
CountriesKazakhstan
Physical characteristics
SourceYereymentau
Kazakh Uplands
 • coordinates50°54′52″N 72°57′05″E / 50.91444°N 72.95139°E / 50.91444; 72.95139
 • elevationca 530 m (1,740 ft)
MouthAuliekol
 • coordinates
52°11′00″N 74°46′04″E / 52.18333°N 74.76778°E / 52.18333; 74.76778
 • elevation
126 m (413 ft)
Length273 km (170 mi)
Basin size4,320 km2 (1,670 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average0.6 cubic metres per second (21 cu ft/s) at its mouth

The Olenti (Kazakh: Өлеңті; Russian: Оленти) is a river in the Akmola, Karaganda and Pavlodar regions, Kazakhstan. It is 273 kilometres (170 mi) long and has a catchment area of 4,320 square kilometres (1,670 sq mi).[1]

The Olenti belongs to the Irtysh basin. The name of the river originated in the Kazakh word for sedge.[1] There are petroglyphs on the right bank of the lower course of the river, 10 km (6.2 mi) south-west of Tai village, part of the Ekibastuz City Administration.[2]

Sample of the Olenti Petroglyphs.
  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference KE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Olenty neolithic drawings