Charyn
The 883rd longest river in the world
The Charyn or Sharyn (Kazakh, Şaryn) is a river in the Almaty Province of Kazakhstan. It flows through the Charyn National Park and into the Ili River, which is considered to be the largest artery of Lake Balkhash. The Charyn is 427 kilometres (265 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 7,720 square kilometres (2, 980 sq mi). It runs through the territory of Kegen and Uighur regions, forming the 154-km long Charyn Canyon. The Moinak Hydro Power Plant lies on the river. The plant powers the city of Almaty to the south.
Flows through: Kazakhstan.
River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.