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East Manych (Russian: Восточный Маныч) is a river in the eastern and central part of the Kuma–Manych Depression in southern Russia.

East Manych
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Location
Country	Russia

East Manych flows east through Kalmykia and along its border with the Stavropol Krai, and ends in the Sostino Lakes (Состинские озёра). According to the Russian geographers, the East Manych is 141 km long; if one were to include the usually dry sections in its lower course, the total length would be over 220 km.[1]

The Chogray Reservoir (Чограйское водохранилище; 45°29′30″N 44°36′10″E) was built on this river in 1969.[1][2] The reservoir receives water from the Terek and Kuma Rivers via the Terek–Kuma Canal (completed 1958) and the Kuma–Manych Canal (completed 1965).[3]

The common source

Formerly, the upper reaches of the East and West Manych were connected, at least in wet years or seasons. The Kalaus River, when reaching the thalweg of the Kuma-Manych Depression at 45°43′N 44°06′E, would split: the left distributary, flowing north and then west, toward Lake Manych-Gudilo, would become the source of the West Manych, while the right distributary, flowing south and then east, would become the headwaters of the East Manych. During the 20th century, most of the water went into the eastern distributary, until it was dammed. Later, a solid dam was built at this point, preventing any water from flowing from the Kalaus into the East Manych, thus making the Kalaus the source of only the West Manych. [4]

References

На других языках

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- [en] East Manych

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[it] Vostočnyj Manyč

Il Vostočnyj Manyč o Manyč orientale (in russo: Восточный Маныч?) è un fiume della Russia europea (Calmucchia e Territorio di Stavropol'), che appartiene al bacino idrografico del mar Caspio.

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[ru] Восточный Маныч

Восто́чный Ма́ны́ч — река на юге европейской части России. Протекает по территории Ики-Бурульского, Черноземельского районов Республики Калмыкии, Арзгирского района Ставропольского края. Русло Восточного Маныча длиной 141 км тянется по долине в виде оврагов, неглубоких рытвин и котловин и теряется на Прикаспийской низменности. В бассейне много солёных озёр и солончаков, которые пересыхают к концу лета, а их днища покрываются белоснежной коркой солей[2]. Площадь водосборного бассейна — 12 500 км². Питание преимущественно снеговое.

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