Olenti (Auliekol)
| Olenti Өлеңті | |
|---|---|
Final stretch of the Olenti and its mouth in the Auliekol western lakeshore Sentinel-2 image | |
Mouth location in Kazakhstan | |
| Location | |
| Countries | Kazakhstan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Yereymentau Kazakh Uplands |
| • coordinates | 50°54′52″N 72°57′05″E / 50.91444°N 72.95139°E |
| • elevation | ca 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Mouth | Auliekol |
• coordinates | 52°11′00″N 74°46′04″E / 52.18333°N 74.76778°E |
• elevation | 126 m (413 ft) |
| Length | 273 km (170 mi) |
| Basin size | 4,320 km2 (1,670 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.6 cubic metres per second (21 cu ft/s) at its mouth |
The Olenti (Kazakh: Өлеңті; Russian: Оленти) is a river in the Akmola, Karaganda and Pavlodar regions, Kazakhstan. It is 273 kilometres (170 mi) long and has a catchment area of 4,320 square kilometres (1,670 sq mi).
The Olenti belongs to the Irtysh basin. The name of the river originated in the Kazakh word for sedge. There are petroglyphs on the right bank of the lower course of the river, 10 km (6.2 mi) south-west of Tai village, part of the Ekibastuz City Administration.