Ala-Buga

River in Ak-Talaa District, Kyrgyzstan

Ala-Buga
Location
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Location	Ak-Talaa District
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Fergana Range, Torugart Too

Mouth
• location	Naryn
• coordinates	41°25′50″N 74°41′22″E / 41.4306°N 74.6895°E / 41.4306; 74.6895
Length	180 km (110 mi)
Basin size	5,820 km² (2,250 sq mi)

Discharge
• average	Annual average::31 m³/s (1,100 cu ft/s)

Basin features
Progression	Naryn→ Syr Darya→ North Aral Sea
Tributaries
• left	Bychan, Makmal

The Ala-Buga (Kyrgyz: Ала-Буга, also Алабуга) is a left tributary of the Naryn in Naryn Region of Kyrgyzstan. The river is known as Arpa in its upper reaches until its confluence with the Bychan.^[1] The Ala-Buga is formed on the north slopes of the Torugart Too range and the south slopes of the Jaman Too mountains.

It is 180 kilometres (110 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 5,820 square kilometres (2,250 sq mi).^[2] It has an average elevation of 3,290 metres (10,790 ft), an annual average flow rate of 31 cubic metres per second (1,100 cu ft/s), and an average specific discharge of 8.35 L/s•km².^[3]

Settlements located along the banks of Ala-Buga include Kosh-Döbö, Jerge-Tal and Kongorchok.

References

^ Иссык-Куль.Нарын:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Issyk-Kul and Naryn Oblasts] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1991. p. 512. ISBN 5-89750-009-6.
^ "Алабуга" [Alabuga] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 181.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Hydrological Characteristics of Naryn River and its tributaries (in Russian)