Bolshoy_Uzen_River
Bolshoy Uzen
River in Russia, Kazakhstan
The Bolshoy Uzen (Russian: Большой Узень, lit. 'Big Uzen') or Ulken Uzen (Kazakh: Үлкен Өзен, lit. 'Big River' Úlken Ózen or Kazakh: Қараөзен, lit. 'Black River') is a river in Saratov Oblast of Russia and West Kazakhstan Province of Kazakhstan. It is 650 kilometres (400 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 15,600 square kilometres (6,000 sq mi).[1]
The town of Novouzensk is situated at the Bolshoy Uzen. The river is used for water supply and irrigation.