Karasuu (Naryn, Toktogul Raion)

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Karasuu
Кара-Суу
Data
location Jalalabat ( Kyrgyzstan )
River system Syr Darya
Drain over Naryn  → Syr Darja  → Aral Sea
origin Lake Karasuu
41 ° 34 ′ 15 ″  N , 73 ° 13 ′ 27 ″  E
Source height 2022  m
muzzle Kurpsai Reservoir Coordinates: 41 ° 37 ′ 25 ″  N , 72 ° 38 ′ 1 ″  E 41 ° 37 ′ 25 ″  N , 72 ° 38 ′ 1 ″  E

length 89 km (including the source river Kapka-Tasch )
Catchment area 1080 km²
Drain MQ
10.4 m³ / s
Small towns Carak oil

The Karasuu ( Kyrgyz Кара-Суу ; meaning "black water"; in the upper reaches Капка-Таш / Kapka-Tasch) is a left tributary of the Naryn in Kyrgyzstan ( Central Asia ).

The Karasuu forms the outflow of the lake of the same name Karasuu in the far north-west of the Ferghana Mountains . The main source of the Karasuu is the Kapka-Tasch . The Karasuu initially flows in a west-northwest direction. About 5 km south of the Toktogul reservoir , the M41 road overcomes a mountain pass when coming from the north and then runs along the course of the Karasuu river in the west-southwest direction to the town of Karaköl . 4 km to the west, the Karasuu flows into the Kurpsai reservoir through which the Naryn flows . The river has a length (including the headwaters of the Kapka-Tasch) of 89 km. It drains an area of ​​1080 km². The mean discharge is 10.4 m³ / s.

Individual evidence

  1. welcome.kg - information portal: Lakes in Kyrgyzstan