The Argut (Russian: Аргут; Altay: Аркыт, romanized: Arqıt) is a river in central Altai Republic, a right tributary of Katun. Upstream from its confluence with the Dzhazator, it is called Akalakha.
Geography
The Argut is 232 kilometres (144 mi) long (including Akalakha), and has a drainage basin of 9,550 square kilometres (3,690 sq mi).[1] Due to the abundance of glaciers 40% of the runoff is yielded glaciers and permanent snow (in particular, from the northern slope of the Tavan Bogd massif), 34% – seasonal snow 17% – rain, 9% – by groundwater. The river is frozen from November until April.
References
- ^ “Река Аргут (Ак-Алаха) in the State Water Register of Russia”. textual.ru (in Russian).