Tschong-Kemin

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Tschong-Kemin
Чоң Кемин дарыясы, Чонг-Кемин, Чон-Кемин
View from Ozernyi Pass

View from Ozernyi Pass

Data
location Tschüi , Issykköl ( Kyrgyzstan )
River system Bye
Drain over Tschüi  → Asikol
Headwaters Kungej-Alatau
42 ° 52 ′ 42 "  N , 77 ° 5 ′ 45"  E
Source height approx.  3200  m
muzzle Tschüi coordinates: 42 ° 41 ′ 28 "  N , 75 ° 53 ′ 31"  E 42 ° 41 ′ 28 "  N , 75 ° 53 ′ 31"  E
Mouth height 1289  m
Height difference approx. 1911 m
Bottom slope approx. 16 ‰
length 116 km
Catchment area 1890 km²
Discharge at the gauge at the mouth ( ) A Eo : 1890 km²
MQ
Mq
21.7 m³ / s
11.5 l / (s km²)

The Tschong-Kemin ( Kyrgyz Чоң Кемин дарыясы ; Russian Чонг-Кемин, Чон-Кемин , "Great Kemin") is a right tributary of the Tschüi in the north of Kyrgyzstan .

The Chong-Kemin River originates north of Issyk Kul -Sees in Küngöy Ala-Too Range . The river is fed by the glaciers . In its source area is the mountain lake Dschaschylköl , which is also called "Green Lake" and is enclosed on two sides by moraines at an altitude of 3116  m . The Tschong-Kemin flows in a westerly direction through a narrow mountain valley that separates the Kungej-Alatau in the south from the Transili-Alatau in the north. The valley widens about 40 km above the mouth. The Tschong-Kemin flows through a gorge for the last 10 km up to the confluence with the Tschüi.

The Tschong-Kemin has a length of 116 km. It drains an area of ​​1890 km². The mean discharge at the mouth is 21.7 m³ / s.

The Tschong-Kemin National Park, founded in 1997, is located in the Tschong-Kemin river valley.

25 km long rafting tours are offered on the Tschong-Kemin .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c UNESCO: Chon-Kemin at Mouth (discharge data 1936–1985) ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  2. advantour.com