Karakol (Issyk Kul)

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Karakol
Каракол
Karakol canyon.jpg
Data
location Issyk Kul ( Kyrgyzstan )
River system Karakol
Headwaters Terskej-Alatau
42 ° 12 ′ 32 "  N , 78 ° 28 ′ 45"  E
muzzle Issyk-Kul coordinates: 42 ° 34 ′ 50 "  N , 78 ° 18 ′ 2"  E 42 ° 34 ′ 50 "  N , 78 ° 18 ′ 2"  E
Mouth height 1607  m

length 50 km
Catchment area 394 km²
Outflow
A Eo : 325 km²
MQ
Mq
6.6 m³ / s
20.3 l / (s km²)
Right tributaries Kurgaktor
Medium-sized cities Karakol
Karakol River Canyon (2563555603) .jpg

The Karakol ( kirghiz Каракол ) is a tributary of the Issyk Kul -Sees in Kyrgyzstan ( Central Asia ).

The Karakol rises in the central part of the Terskej-Alatau . It is fed by its glaciers . The Karakol flows through a mountain valley in a northerly direction. The Kurgaktor , outflow of the Ala-Kul , flows into the river from the right. The Karakol leaves the mountains and flows through the regional capital of the same name, Karakol , located in the lowlands east of Lake Issyk Kul , before flowing into a bay in the southeast of Issyk Kul, 10 km further northwest. The Karakol has a length of 50 km. It drains an area of ​​394 km². The mean discharge is 6.6 m³ / s.

Web links

Commons : Karakol  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. welcome.kg - information portal: lakes
  2. welcome.kg - information portal: rivers in the Issyk Kul catchment area