Zhamshy

Zhamshy is a stream of the Kazakh uplands north of Lake Balkhash. Together with the neighbouring Moiynty and Tokyrau rivers, it belongs to the dry country on the lake's northern side. Low hills alternate with broad, flat-bottomed valleys across this part of the steppe and semi-desert. The streams drain southward from the uplands into an inland basin, rather than finding an outlet to the ocean.