Moiynty

The Moiynty is a small steppe river flowing south from the Kazakh uplands toward Lake Balkhash, along the eastern edge of the Betpak-Dala desert. Fed chiefly by melting snow, it carries most of its water in spring; in dry months the lower channel breaks into separate pools. Its basin belongs to a broad expanse of low hills and arid steppe, where seasonal streams make their way southward toward the inland drainage of Balkhash.