List of rivers of the Issyk-Kul
A List of rivers of Issyk Kul includes rivers draining into lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan.[1]. It is reported [2] that the basin of Issyk-Kul encounter 1,976 river and streams with a total length of 7,139 km. Of them, 1,842 streams are shorter than 10 km with a total length of 4,241 km (or 59%), and 106 streams range from 10 to 25 km in length totaling 1,708 km (or 24%). There are 24 small rivers with length varying between 25 and 50 km (the total is 853 km or 12%), and 3 medium-size rivers (51-100 km ) with a total length of 217 km (4%). Finally, there is only one comparatively large Tyup river with a length of 120 km, which is 1% of total length. Overall, 118 streams and rivers flow into the lake.
River | Length, km | Watershed area, km2 | Source | District | |
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Tyup River | 120 | 1180 | Terskey Alatau | Ak-Suu District, Tüp District | |
Jyrgalan River | 97 | 2070 | Terskey Alatau | Ak-Suu District | |
Karakol River | 50 | 394 | Terskey Alatau | Ak-Suu District | |
Jeti-Oguz River | 52 | 387 | Terskey Alatau | Jeti-Ögüz District | |
Juuku River | 68 | 590 | |||
Tong River | 36 | 742 | |||
Tuura Suu | 46 | 593 | |||
Chong Ak Suu | 49 | 337 | |||
Barskoon River | 62 | 352 | |||
Tosor River | 30 | 304 | |||
Yrdyk River | 20 | 300 | |||
Chong Kyzylsuu | 48 | 340 | |||
Kichi Kyzylsuu | 37 | 139 | |||
Chong Jargylchak River | 25 | 137 | |||
Tamga River | 27 | 162 | |||
Akterek River | 35 | 722 | Terskey Alatau | Tong District |
References
- Атлас Кыргызской Республики [Atlas of Kyrgyz Republic] (in Russian). Bishkek: Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyz SSR. 1987. p. 156.
- Ресурсы поверхностных вод СССР. Средняя Азия. Бассейны оз.Иссык-Куль и рек Чу, Талас, Тарим [Resources of Surface Water of USSR. Central Asia. Basins of Issyk-Kul, and rivers Chu, Talas, and Tarim.] (in Russian). 14 (2 ed.). Management of Hydrometeorological Service of Kyrgyz SSR. 1973. p. 308.
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