Tokrau
| Tokrau Тоқырау | |
|---|---|
Last stretch of the Tokrau river Sentinel-2 image | |
| Location | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kyzyltas |
| • coordinates | 48°48′09″N 74°58′26″E / 48.80250°N 74.97389°E |
| • elevation | 901 m (2,956 ft) |
| Mouth | Balkhash-Alakol Basin |
• location | North of Balkhash lakeshore |
• coordinates | 46°59′03″N 75°23′24″E / 46.98417°N 75.39000°E |
• elevation | 374 m (1,227 ft) |
| Length | 298 km (185 mi) |
| Basin size | 21,100 km2 (8,100 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2.55 m3/s (90 cu ft/s) near Aktogay village |
The Tokrau (Kazakh: Тоқырау) is a river in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It has a length of 298 km (185 mi) and a drainage basin of 21,100 km2 (8,100 sq mi).
The Tokrau flows by Aktogay, the administrative center of Aktogay District, Karaganda Region, as well as by Saryterek village. Its mouth lies northeast of Balkhash City and east of the Bektauata range. The Egizkoytas burial complex of the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age is located in the upper course of the river.
The Tokrau Formation, a fossiliferous stratigraphic unit in Kazakhastan whose strata date back to the Paleozoic, was named after the river.