Ursul River (Russia)

Mouth of the Ursul (bottom right) in the Katun

Position of Ursul in the catchment area of the Katun (orange)

The Ursul (Russian Урсул ) is a left tributary of the Ob - source Katun river in the Russian Republic of Altai.

The Ursul rises in the west of the Altai Republic, in the western part of the Terekta chain in the Altai Mountains. In the upper reaches of the river is called Jelo ( Ело ). It flows in a predominantly easterly directions. From the place Jelo, at the confluence with the coming of the south Kajerlyk, the flow then carries his actual name " Ursul ". It flows through the Rajon Ongudai and their capital Ongudai. After a total of 119 km, the Ursul reached the Katun and flows from the left in these. The Ursul drains an area with an area of ​​3710 km ² and has, at the level Ongudai at river kilometer 32 has a mean discharge ( MQ ) of 16.8 m³ / s.