Maly Irgiz

The Maly Irgiz (Малый Ирги́з) is a river in Saratov Oblast, Russia, a left tributary of the Volga. It is 235 km long, with a drainage basin of 3900 km2. The river is fed by snow. Above Seleznikha Maly Irgiz dries up systematically (up to 305 days per year without drainage). Between November and April the Maly Irgiz is frozen.