page_title: Ishim (river)
hierarchical_section_title: Ishim (river)
caption_attribution_description: English: This is a map of the Ob River Watershed (at the confluence with the Irtysh river). Created based on USGS data.
context_page_description: The Ishim is a river running through Kazakhstan and Russia. It is 2,450 kilometres long, and has a drainage basin of 177,000 square kilometres. Its average discharge is 56.3 cubic metres per second. It is a left tributary of the Irtysh. The Ishim is partly navigable in its lower reaches. The upper course of the Ishim passes through Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan. In Russia, the river travels through a vast marshland for its course, and has countless meanders and oxbow lakes. The river freezes from late November until March.
context_section_description: The Ishim (Russian: Иши́м/Išim; Kazakh: Есіл/Esil) is a river running through Kazakhstan and Russia. It is 2,450 kilometres (1,520 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 177,000 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi). Its average discharge is 56.3 cubic metres per second (1,990 cu ft/s). It is a left tributary of the Irtysh. The Ishim is partly navigable in its lower reaches. The upper course of the Ishim passes through Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan. In Russia, the river travels through a vast marshland for its course, and has countless meanders and oxbow lakes. The river freezes from late November until March.
caption: Map of the Ob–Irtysh drainage basin showing the Ishim River
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