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Tosor

The Tosor (Kyrgyz: Тосор) is a river in Tong District and Jeti-Ögüz District of Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. It takes its rise on the north slopes of Teskey Ala-Too and falls into the lake Issyk-Kul. It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 304 square kilometres (117 sq mi). The river is fed by mixed sources of snow and glacier ice meltwater (85%) and rainfall (15%). Average annual discharge is 2.28 m/s, and during low water period from January to March - 1.0 m/s. The maximum flow is 65 m/s and the minimum - 0.4 m/s. The river is used for irrigation.

References

  1. ^ "Тосор" [Tosor] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 207.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Иссык-Куль.Нарын:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Issyk-Kul and Naryn Oblasts] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1991. p. 512. ISBN 5-89750-009-6.