| Sonaly | |
| Other Name: | Соналы |
| Source1: | Amantau |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 48.9706°N 71.275°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | ca 500m (1,600feet) |
| Mouth: | Kulanotpes |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 50.0411°N 69.2458°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 340m (1,120feet) |
| Progression: | Kulanotpes→Lake Tengiz |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kazakhstan |
| Length: | 106km (66miles) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 0.32m3/s (near the mouth) |
| Basin Size: | 334km2 |
| Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth location in Kazakhstan |
The Sonaly (Kazakh: Соналы) is a river in the Nura District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.[1] It has a length of and a drainage basin of 334km2.[2]
It is the second most important tributary of the Kulanotpes. Sonaly village is located 10km (10miles) upriver from its mouth.[1] [2]
The Sonaly river originates in the Amantau (Амантау), a small massif of the Kazakh Uplands. Its source is in the southeastern slopes, 106km (66miles) to the NNW of lake Shoshkakol. It heads first southwestwards and describes a wide arch bending westwards and northwestwards while still in its upper reaches. Then it heads roughly northwards all along its course. In its last stretch it bends northwestwards and joins the left bank of the Kulanotpes. The border of Korgalzhyn District, Akmola Region, stretches along the opposite bank.[2] [1]
The river valley is wide and its channel is bound by steep banks. In the summer the Sonaly usually stops flowing and splits into disconnected pools.[3]
