Main bodies of water in the district include the Sakmara, Tanalyk, and Bolshaya Urtazymka Rivers (with minor tributaries) as well as Lakes Talkas and Kultuban. Forests cover 126,400 hectares (312,000 acres) (or 24.4% of the total area) with reserves of 18,800,000 cubic meters (660,000,000 cu ft) of timber (with softwood comprising 3,400,000 cubic meters (120,000,000 cu ft) of the reserves). Mineral reserves in the district include the Sibaysky mine, with one of the largest copper reserves in Russia.