Talgar (river)

The Talgar is a river in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan. It has a length of and a drainage basin of.
The Talgar flows by the town of Talgar, the administrative center of Talgar District.

Course

The Talgar river originates at the confluence of rivers Left Talgar and Right Talgar, which have their sources in a glacier area of the Trans-Ili Alatau range, part of the Tian Shan. It flows northwards through a valley with steep slopes. About midway down its course, it descends into a floodplain. Since 1970 the river has had its mouth on the southern lakeshore of the Kapchagay Reservoir.
The Talgar is seasonally prone to floods. A string of small dams has been built in its last stretch, along with a network of irrigation channels.