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Maly Irgiz River

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Main source
  
Saratov Oblast, Russia

Length
  
235 km

Source
  
Saratov Oblast

Country
  
Russia

Basin size
  
3,900 km (1,500 sq mi)

Discharge
  
6.4 m³/s

Mouth
  
Saratov Reservoir

River mouth
  
Saratov Reservoir, Volga

The Maly Irgiz (Russian: Малый Ирги́з, literally Little Irgiz) is a river in Saratov Oblast, Russia, the left tributary of the Volga. It is 235 kilometres (146 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 3,900 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi). The river is fed by snow. Above Seleznikha Maly Irgiz dries up systematically (up to 305 days per year without drainage). Between November and April the Maly Irgiz is frozen.

Map of r. Malyy Irgiz, Samara Oblast, Russia

References

Maly Irgiz River Wikipedia