The Yesenankaty () is a river in Syrym District, West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. It is long and has a catchment area of .
The river is fed mainly by groundwater and rain. Its waters are used to irrigate agricultural fields.
Course The Yesenankaty has its sources on the northern slopes of an up to high ridge that runs parallel to the Shyngyrlau River. It heads roughly westwards, bending southwestwards in mid course. In its final stretch it bends northwestwards and again southwestwards. Finally it reaches lake Shalkar and enters it from the eastern shore.Google EarthKazakhstan National encyclopedia / Chief editor A. Nysanbayev - Almaty "Kazakh encyclopedia" General editor, 1998 ISBN 5-89800-123-9
The width of the river channel is between and , the banks are flat. The main tributaries of the Yesenankaty are the long Kopirankaty and the long Ankaty.
See also List of rivers of Kazakhstan
References
External links DETERMINATION OF THE TOURIST POSITION OF LAKES OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL KAZAKHSTAN BY SPACE SURVEY IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES ON THE WATER AND BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES OF LAKE SHALKAR IN WESTERN KAZAKHSTAN