21st century, increasing need for water in both China and Kazakhstan makes the management of the cross-border Ili River a topic of concern for environmentalists and politicians in Kazakhstan (who feel that their country may not get enough water flowing in from China any more). The amount of precipitation in summer reaches 150-250 cubic meters. Fishing On the river, the most popular type of fishing is fishing of catfish, one of the largest aquatic predators, which may reach 5 meters in length and weigh up to 300 kg. Smaller specimens are usually within 50–100 kg. Gallery Tributaries The main tributaries of the Ili are, from source to mouth: Tekes Künes Kash Khorgos Charyn, famous for its canyon Chilik Talgar Kaskelen Kurty References Или, река Семиречинской области (The Ili River), in Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary Rivers of Kazakhstan Rivers of Xinjiang Sites along the Silk Road International rivers of Asia Siberian Tiger Re-population Project Ili basin Balkhash-Alakol Basin Tributaries of Lake Balkhash Ramsar sites in Kazakhstan