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
CountriesKazakhstan
Physical characteristics
SourceYereymentau
Kazakh Uplands
  coordinates50°54′52″N 72°57′05″E / 50.91444°N 72.95139°E / 50.91444; 72.95139
  elevationca 530 m (1,740 ft)
MouthAuliekol
  coordinates
52°11′00″N 74°46′04″E / 52.18333°N 74.76778°E / 52.18333; 74.76778
  elevation
126 m (413 ft)
Length273 km (170 mi)
Basin size4,320 km2 (1,670 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average0.6 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.