Naryn (river)

The Naryn (Kyrgyz: Нарын, Russian: Нарын, Uzbek: Norin) rises in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, flowing west through the Fergana Valley into Uzbekistan. Here it 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 its basin area is 59,100 square kilometres (22,800 sq mi).[1] It has an annual flow of 13.7 cubic kilometres (11,100,000 acre⋅ft).

Naryn
The river Naryn near the town of Naryn
Native name	Нарын дарыясы
Location
Country	Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
Region	Naryn Region, Jalal-Abad Region
Cities	Naryn Karaköl Tashkömür, 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
• 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 river contains many reservoirs which are important in the generation of hydroelectricity. The largest of these is the Toktogul Reservoir in Kyrgyzstan containing 19.9 cubic kilometres (16,100,000 acre⋅ft) of water. Dams downstream of the Toktogul in Kyrgyzstan include: Kurpsai, Tash-Kumyr, Shamaldysai and Uch-Kurgansk. Upstream of Toktogul in Kyrgyzstan is the Kambarata-2 and At-Bashi Dams while the Kambarata-1 and Kambarata-3 are in planning stages.[2]

Some places along the river: Kyrgyzstan: Kara-Say (see Barskoon), Naryn Region, Naryn, Dostuk, Jalal-Abad Region, Kazarman, Toktogul Reservoir, Kara-Köl, Tash-Kumyr.