Ütschköl
Ütschköl Үчкөл, Учкёль / Utschkjol |
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location | Issyk Kul ( Kyrgyzstan ) | |
River system | Tarim | |
Drain over | Saryjas → Kumarik → Aksu → Tarim → Lop Nor desert | |
source |
Kolpakow Glacier on the southern slope of the Terskej Alatau 42 ° 1 ′ 55 ″ N , 78 ° 15 ′ 38 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 3600 m | |
muzzle |
Sarajah's coordinates: 41 ° 56 '0 " N , 79 ° 4' 0" E 41 ° 56 '0 " N , 79 ° 4' 0" E
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length | 87 km | |
Catchment area | approx. 1400 km² | |
Drain |
MQ |
11.8 m³ / s |
The Ütschköl ( Kyrgyz Үчкөл ; Russian Учкёль / Utschkjol ) is a right tributary of the Saryjas in the east of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia .
The Ütschköl is fed by the Kolpakow glacier on the southern slope of the Terskej-Alatau . It initially flows in an easterly direction along the southern flank of the Terskej-Alatau and the northern flank of the Ak-Shyirak Mountains. Later it turns south, separating the Ak-Shyirak Mountains in the west from the Kuiljutau Mountains in the east. In the lower reaches it then turns to the east and after another 40 km reaches the Saryjas flowing south. The Ütschköl has a total length of 87 km. It drains an area of approx. 1400 km². The mean discharge is 11.8 m³ / s.