Chong-Kemin
The Chong-Kemin (Kyrgyz: Чоң-Кемин) is a river in Kemin District of Chuy Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is a right tributary of the Chu[1] in the Boom Gorge.
| Chong-Kemin | |
|---|---|
 Chong-Kemin seen from Ozerny Pass. | |
| Native name | Чоң-Кемин |
| Location | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Chuy Province |
| District | Kemin District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Chu |
• location | Boom Gorge, Kemin District, Chuy Province |
• coordinates | 42°41′28.3″N 75°53′27.9″E |
| Length | 116 km (72 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,890 km2 (730 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 21.7 m3/s (770 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 7.18 m3/s (254 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 83.7 m3/s (2,960 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Chu→ Betpak-Dala desert |
It is 116 kilometres (72 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 1,890 square kilometres (730 sq mi).[2]
Bibliography
- Chuy Oblast Encyclopedia. Kyrgyz Encyclopedia Chief Editorial Board. Bishkek, 1994 (in Kyrgyz and Russian). ISBN 5-89750-083-5
References
- Чу (река), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- "Кыргызстандын Географиясы" [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (PDF) (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 211. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014.
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