| Kargat | |
| Name Other: | Каргат |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Novosibirsk Oblast |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth location in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Russia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Federal subject |
| Subdivision Name3: | Novosibirsk Oblast |
| Length: | 387km (240miles) |
| Mouth: | Chulym |
| Progression: | Chulym→ Lake Malye Chany |
The Kargat (Russian: Каргат) is a river in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Chulym. The Kargat is in length, with a drainage basin of .
The river begins in the southern sections of the Vasyugan Swamp, at 143m (469feet) above sea level and flows in a southwesterly direction over the Baraba Steppe, before flowing into the Chulym River at an elevation of 110m (360feet).[1] A significant part of its waters either evaporates or is infiltrated in the ground, and the average discharge at the village of Nizhny Kargat, 36km (22miles) from its mouth, is just 8.54m3/s. In its lower reaches the river is some 30m (100feet) wide and 2m (07feet) deep, with a flow rate of 0.1m/s. The Kargat has no major tributaries.
In its middle course is the town of Kargat, named after the river. Here the river is crossed by the Trans-Siberian Railway and the M51 highway.
The Kargat is frozen over from November to April or May.
