Engilchek (river)
Appearance
Engilchek | |
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Native name | Эңилчек (Kyrgyz) |
Standort | |
Land | Kirgisistan |
Region | Issyk-Kul Region |
District | Ak-Suu District |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Saryjaz |
• coordinates | 42°01′56″N 79°04′02″E / 42.03222°N 79.06722°E |
Length | 62 km (39 mi) |
Basin size | 1,739 km2 (671 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 30.0 m3/s (1,060 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Saryjaz→ Tarim→ Taitema Lake |
The Engilchek (Kyrgyz: Эңилчек) is a river in Ak-Suu District of Issyk-Kul Region of eastern Kyrgyzstan. It drains the Engilchek Glacier in the Central Tian Shan Mountains. It is a left tributary of the river Saryjaz (Aksu in China). It is 62 kilometres (39 mi) long, has a drainage basin of 1,739 square kilometres (671 sq mi), and its annual average flow rate is 30.0 m3/s (1,060 cu ft/s).[1][2] The only populated place on its banks is the mining village Engilchek, near its confluence with the Saryjaz.
References
[edit]- ^ "Эңилчек" [Engilchek] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 215.
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