Charyn River


The Charyn River is a river in the Almaty Province of Kazakhstan. It flows through the Charyn National Park and merges into the Ili River, which is considered to be the largest artery of Lake Balkhash. The Charyn River is long. It runs through the territory of Kegen and Uighur regions, forming up the Charyn Canyon.
The Moinak Hydro Power Plant lies on the river.

Description

The Sharyn river is full-flowing due to many tributaries that flow into it from the Northern slope of the Terskei and Kungei Alatau ranges. With its waters, it cuts a Grand Canyon through the Eastern parts of the Zhalanash depression and the Toraigyr mountains.
In the Zhalanash valley, the canyon is called Aktogay, which means White stream in Kazakh, due to its trapezoidal shape.