Naryn (river)
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Naryn River
)Naryn | |
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Uchqo'rg'on | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan |
Mouth | Syr Darya |
• location | near Namangan, Uzbekistan |
• coordinates | 40°54′3″N 71°45′27″E / 40.90083°N 71.75750°E |
• elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
Length | 807 km (501 mi) |
Basin size | 59,100 km2 (22,800 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | near mouth |
• average | 429 m3/s (15,100 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Syr Darya→ North Aral Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | At-Bashy, Ala-Buga |
• right | On-Archa, Kökömeren, Kara-Suu |
The Naryn (
merges with the Kara Darya (near Namangan) to form the Syr Darya. It is 807 kilometres (501 mi) long (together with its upper course Chong-Naryn) and drains a basin area of 59,100 square kilometres (22,800 sq mi).[1]
It has an annual flow of 13.7 cubic kilometres (11,100,000 acre⋅ft).
The
Some places along the river: Kyrgyzstan: Kara-Say (see
Toktogul Reservoir, Kara-Köl, Tash-Kömür
.
Tributaries
The main tributaries of the Naryn are, from source to mouth:[3]
- Kichi-Naryn (right)
- On-Archa (right)
- At-Bashy (left)
- Kajyrty (right)
- Ala-Buga (left)
- Kökirim (left)
- Kökömeren (right)
- Chychkan (right)
- Uzun-Akmat (right)
- Kara-Suu (right)
See also
- Karabulun Hydro Power Plant
References
- ^ Нарын (река), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ "List of major hydroelectric facilities Kyrgyzskoy Republic" (PDF) (in Russian). CA Water. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ^ Characteristics of the Rivers of Naryn River Basin (in Russian)