Utva River (Ural)

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Course of Utwa in the catchment area of the Ural

The Utwa (Russian Утва, also Schingirlau, Tschingirlau ) is a left tributary of the Ural Mountains in western Kazakhstan Kazakh territory.

The Utwa rises on the border with Russia. It flows mainly in a north-westerly direction west to Aqsai passing through the West Kazakhstan region and reached after 290 km on the left side of the Urals. The catchment area of ​​6940 km ² comprises Utwa. The Utwa is mainly fed by snowmelt. In spring, the river is flooding. In the summer months the Utwa falls in places dry. The average discharge at the level Grigorjewka is 3.8 m³ / s The maximum discharge is 227 m³ / s, the minimum at 0.19 m³ / s Between November and April the river is covered with ice. The water of the Utwa is used for irrigation and water supply.