Argut Explained

Argut
Mouth:Katun
Mouth Coordinates:50.2389°N 86.6761°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Russia
Length:232km (144miles)
Basin Size:9550km2

The Argut (; Southern Altai: Аркыт, Arkıt) is a river in central Altai Republic, a right tributary of Katun. Upstream from its confluence with the Dzhazator, it is called Akalakha.

Geography

The Argut is long (including Akalakha), and has a drainage basin of . Due to the abundance of glaciers 40% of the runoff is yielded glaciers and permanent snow (in particular, from the northern slope of the Tavan Bogd massif), 34% - seasonal snow 17% - rain, 9% - by groundwater. The river is frozen from November until April.