Olenti (Tuzdy)

Olenti
Өлеңті
Final stretch of the Olenti (upper left) and lake Tuzdy (lower right) Sentinel-2 image
Mouth location in Kazakhstan
Location
CountriesKazakhstan
Physical characteristics
SourcePre-Ural Plateau
  coordinates50°32′21″N 53°19′22″E / 50.53917°N 53.32278°E / 50.53917; 53.32278
Mouthnear lake Tuzdy
  coordinates
49°45′55″N 52°17′21″E / 49.76528°N 52.28917°E / 49.76528; 52.28917
Length211 km (131 mi)
Basin size4,100 km2 (1,600 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average3.06 cubic metres per second (108 cu ft/s)

The Olenti (Kazakh: Өлеңті; Russian: Оленти) is a river in the West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. It is 211 kilometres (131 mi) long and has a catchment area of 4,100 square kilometres (1,600 sq mi).

The Olenti belongs to the Ural basin. The name of the river originated in the Kazakh word for sedge.