Aschiagar River

The Aschiagar is a river of Mangystau Province of Kazakhstan, and runs some 40 km to the east of the city of Aktau.

The length of the river 150 km, with a basin area of about 15,000 km2. The source of the Aschiagara is located on the southern slopes of Karatau, north of the town of Kuryk. The width of the bed ranges from 10–50 m and the depth 1–4 m.

The average annual water flow at the mouth about 5 m 3 / sec and in April during snow melt there has been an increase in flood levels by 4–5 meters on the normal. The river freezes in mid-December and begins to thaw in early March.