Loading
  • 21 Aug, 2019

  • By, Wikipedia

Jeti-Ögüz (river)

The Jeti-Ögüz (Kyrgyz: Жети-Өгүз суусу or Жетөгүз суусу , Russian: Джеты-Огуз) is a river in Jeti-Ögüz District of Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. It rises on north slopes of Teskey Ala-Too Range and flows into lake Issyk-Kul. The length of the river is 52 km (32 mi) and the basin area 387 square kilometres (150 sq mi). Average annual discharge is 5.6 m/s (200 cu ft/s). The maximum flow is 57.2 m/s (2,020 cu ft/s) and the minimum - 0.55 m/s (19 cu ft/s). Jeti-Ögüz resort and Jeti-Ögüz village are located near the river. Several breakthrough-prone lakes including Telety, Archaly-Ter, Atjailoo and Asantukum located in the basin of the river at altitudes above 3500 m posing a risk of floods.

References

  1. ^ "Жетөгүз" [Jetögüz] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 185.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Мониторинг, прогнозирование опасных процессов и явлений на территории Кыргызской Республики [Monitoring and Forecasting of Natural Hazards in Kyrgyz Republic] (PDF) (in Russian) (18th ed.). Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. p. 344. Retrieved May 20, 2021.