| Shagan | |
| Other Name: | Шаған |
| Source1 Location: | Obshchy Syrt |
| Mouth: | Ural |
| Mouth Location: | near Oral |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 51.1758°N 51.3494°W |
| Length: | 264km (164miles) |
| Basin Size: | 7530km2 |
| Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan#Russia Orenburg Oblast |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth location |
The Shagan (Kazakh: Шаған, Shaǵan; Russian: Шаган|translit=Shagan) is a river in the West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan, and Orenburg Oblast, Russia.[1]
It is a tributary of the Ural. The river is long, and has a drainage basin of .[2]
Its name may be derived either from the Tatar word for "maple" or from the Kalmyk for "white". Among the Kazakhs, the river is also known as "Aksu" "White Water".[3] [4]
