TANALYK, a river

TANALYK, a river, a right tributary of the Ural River. Length — 225 km, basin area — 4,160 thous. km². The river basin is located within the Trans-Ural plateau. Landscapes in the upper reaches are represented by birch forests, in the lower reaches — by multi-grass and sod-grass steppes, salt pans, sodic soils and arable land. There are reservoirs near Selo Meryasovo of Baymaksky Raion and near Derevnya Khvorostyanskoye of Khaibullinsky Raion. Baymak is located on the T. River.