Kara Darya
| Kara Darya | |
|---|---|
 Kara Darya near Andijan city | |
| Etymology | Kara-Darya: Kyrgyz meaning "black river" |
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Tar and Kara-Kulja |
| • location | Kara-Kulja District, Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan |
| • coordinates | 40°38′55″N 73°25′22″E / 40.6487°N 73.4228°E |
| Mouth | Syr Darya |
• coordinates | 40°54′N 71°45′E / 40.9°N 71.75°E |
| Length | 177 km (110 mi) |
| Basin size | 30,100 km2 (11,600 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Uchtepa |
| • average | 136 m3/s (4,800 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 68.4 m3/s (2,420 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 265 m3/s (9,400 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Syr Darya→ North Aral Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Kurshab, Aravansay |
| • right | Jazy, Kögart, Kara-Üngkür |
The Kara Darya (
confluence of the rivers Kara-Kulja and Tar.[3] Its length is 177 kilometres (110 mi), and watershed area 30,100 square kilometres (11,600 sq mi).[1]
The upper Kara Darya flows northwest across eastern Osh Region southwest of and parallel to the Fergana Range. It enters the Fergana Valley and Uzbek territory a few kilometres west of Özgön. In its lower course through the Fergana Valley it is used for irrigation. There is a dam at Kuyganyor (north of Andijan) where part of its water is diverted into the Great Fergana Canal. The Andijan Dam, built in 1973, created the Andijan Reservoir.[1]
There are more than 200 known tributaries of Kara Darya; the largest are, from source to mouth:[3]
- Kara-Kulja (right)
- Tar (left)
- Jazy (right)
- Kurshab (left)
- Kögart (right)
- Kara-Üngkür (right)
- Aravansay (left)
References
- ^ a b c Карадарья, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- tautology.
- ^ a b "Карадарыя" [Kara Darya] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 191.
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