Sary-Chelek
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Lake Sary-Chelek Сарычелек |
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Sary-Tschelek (view from the southern end of the lake to the north) |
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| Geographical location | Jalalabat Region ( Kyrgyzstan ) | |
| Drain | Kodscha-ata → Karasuu → Naryn | |
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 53 '24 " N , 71 ° 57' 36" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 1873 m | |
| surface | 4.92 km² | |
| length | 7.5 km | |
| width | 2.28 km | |
| volume | 483 million m³ | |
| Maximum depth | 234 m | |
| Middle deep | 98 m | |
The Sary-Tschelek (( Kyrgyz Сары-Челек ), also Sarytschelek , literally "Yellow Shell") is a 4.92 km² mountain lake in the Jalalabat area in western Kyrgyzstan .
The lake is located north of the settlement Arkit , the headquarters of the park, at the eastern end of the Chatkal Mountains , in the west of the Tian Shan Mountains . The Sary-Tschelek Biosphere Reserve contains six other, smaller lakes below the Sary-Tschelek.
The lake is at an altitude of 1873 m above sea level. It owes its origin to an earthquake around 10,000 years ago in which the Kodscha-Ata River was dammed by a stone avalanche . The lake is 7.5 km long in a general north-south orientation and up to 2280 m wide. The average width is about 650 m. At its deepest point it is 234 m deep. The banks are rocky. In winter the lake freezes and the water temperature drops to 0–4 ° C. In midsummer the water reaches a temperature of 20 ° C. The lake is fed by snow and glacier melt water. The only outflow is the Kodscha-Ata river, which flows into the right Naryn - tributary Karasuu .
An area of 30,000 hectares in the vicinity of the lake has been protected as a nature reserve since 1959 and recognized by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve since 1978 . The Sary-Tschelek Biosphere Reserve is home to a variety of protected plants and animals. Guest huts are available for visitors .
Web links
- Article Sary Chelek Nature Reserve in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- Sary-Chelek, at Celestial Mountains Tours
- Sary-Chelek Nature Reserve - Photo Gallery
- Sary-Chelek photos
literature
- The Times of Central Asia , July 3, 2009: "A peaceful escape: Lake Sary-Chelek offers unspoiled natural beauty."