Shagan (Ural)

The Shagan (Шаған, Shaǵan; Шаган) is a river in the West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan, and Orenburg Oblast, Russia.

It is a tributary of the Ural. The river is 264 km long, and has a drainage basin of 7530 km2.

Its name may be derived either from the Tatar word for "maple" or from the Kalmyk for "white". Among the Kazakhs, the river is also known as "Aksu" "White Water".