List of rivers of Kazakhstan

This is a list of rivers of Kazakhstan, arranged by drainage basin. Tributaries are listed in order from mouth to source.

Flowing into the Arctic Ocean

Ob

Irtysh (Ertis) River

• Tobol
  • Ubagan
  • Ayat
  • Uy
  • Syntasty
• Ishim
  • Imanburlyq
  • Aqqanburlyq
  • Terisaqqan
  • Zhabay
  • Kalkutan
    • Boksyk
    • Arshaly
• Shagan
  • Ashchysu
• Uba
• Ulba
• Bukhtarma
  • Lukina
• Naryn
• Kürshim

Flowing into endorheic basins

Caspian Depression

• Volga River
  • Akhtuba (distributary)
    • Kigach (distributary)
• Ural River
  • Shagan
  • Utva (Shynghyrlau)
  • Ilek
    • Kargaly
  • Or
• Bolshoy Uzen (Ülken Özen)
• Maly Uzen (Kishi Özen)
• Emba
• Aschiagar River
• Saghyz
• Uil
• Ashchyozek

Aral Sea

Syr Darya

• Sarysu
  • Zhaman Sarysu
  • Taldymanaka
  • Atasu (river)
  • Karakengir
• Chu (Shu)
  • Talas
    • Asa
  • Ak-Suu
  • Kichi-Kemin
• Bögen
• Arys
  • Badam
    • Sayramsu
  • Mashat
  • Boralday
• Keles
• Sabyrzhylga

Akkol

• Uly-Zhylanshyk

Akmolaisor

• Saryozen (Irtysh basin)

Shalkarteniz

• Turgay
  • Irgiz
  • Ulkayak
  • Saryozen
    • Ulken Damdi
• Tegene
• Zhyngyldyozek
• Kalmakkyrgan
• Baikonyr
• Zhymyky

Lake Tengiz

• Nura
  • Sherubainura
  • Akbastau
  • Ashchysu
  • Ulken Kundyzdy
• Kulanotpes
  • Kon
  • Sonaly

Balkhash-Alakol Basin

• Ili
  • Charyn
  • Chilik
  • Esentai
• Karatal
  • Koksu
• Büyen
• Qapal
• Lepsy
• Aksu (Lake Balkhash)
• Ayagöz
• Issyk
• Tokrau
• Bakanas

Lake Alakol

• Emil
• Urzhar

Karasor Basin

• Karasu
• Karkaraly
• Taldy
• Zharly

Lake Shalkar

• Bolgasyn
• Kauylzhyr
• Zhylandysay

Sholaksor

• Teneke

Lake Shyganak

• Shiderti

Lake Siletiteniz

• Sileti

Ulken Azhbolat

• Burla

Lake Zhalanashkol

• Terekty