Chong-Kemin

River in Kyrgyzstan
42°41′28.3″N 75°53′27.9″E / 42.691194°N 75.891083°E / 42.691194; 75.891083Length116 km (72 mi)Basin size1,890 km2 (730 sq mi)Discharge  • locationmouth • average21.7 m3/s (770 cu ft/s) • minimum7.18 m3/s (254 cu ft/s) • maximum83.7 m3/s (2,960 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionChu→ Betpak-Dala desert

The Chong-Kemin (Kyrgyz: Чоң-Кемин) is a river in Kemin District of Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is a right tributary of the Chu[1] in the Boom Gorge.

It is 116 kilometres (72 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 1,890 square kilometres (730 sq mi).[2]

Bibliography

  • Chuy Oblast Encyclopedia. Kyrgyz Encyclopedia Chief Editorial Board. Bishkek, 1994 (in Kyrgyz and Russian). ISBN 5-89750-083-5

References

  1. ^ Чу (река), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. ^ "Чоң Кемин" [Chong Kemin] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 211.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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Major rivers
  • Aksu/Saryjaz
  • Chu/Chüy
  • Kara Darya
  • Naryn
  • Talas
  • Vakhsh/Kyzyl-Suu
Other rivers


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