Sokyr
The Sokyr is a river in the Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It is long and has a catchment area of.
The river is one of the main tributaries of the Sherubainura, Nura basin. It flows across Bukhar-Zhyrau District in the Karaganda coal basin area. Its water is not suitable for drinking, but it serves the purpose of watering local livestock.
Course
The Sokyr has its sources in an artesian aquifer near Kumiskudyk, to the east of Karakudyk village. It heads initially southwestwards with low hills rising above its right bank and a plain on the left bank. Midway through its course it bends roughly to the WNW, flows past the southern outskirts of Karaganda city and bends to the northwest. Its main tributaries are the Bukpa, Ashchylayrik and Karagandinka. Finally, the Sokyr reaches the Sherubainura and enters it from the right bank near Karazhar. The last stretch of the river often stops flowing, splitting into disconnected pools before it dries up.The Sokyr freezes between early November and April. The valley is between and wide in its upper stretch, widening further to almost near its mouth. The river channel has a width of to in the upper course and to in the lower reaches. The long and wide Fedorov Reservoir, built in 1941 by filling with river water a coal mine pit, is located in the lower course of the Sokyr. The river is fed by rainfall and snow.