Chong Jargylchak

River in Kyrgyzstan

Chong Jargylchak
Native name	Чоң Жаргылчак (Kyrgyz)
Location
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Physical characteristics

Source	Teskey Ala-Too Range
• location	Jeti-Ögüz District

Mouth	Issyk-Kul
• coordinates	42°11′21″N 77°38′29″E / 42.1892°N 77.6413°E / 42.1892; 77.6413
Length	25 km (16 mi)
Basin size	137 km² (53 sq mi)

Discharge
• average	2.32 m³/s (82 cu ft/s)
• minimum	0.22 m³/s (7.8 cu ft/s)
• maximum	25.3 m³/s (890 cu ft/s)

The Chong Jargylchak (Kyrgyz: Чоң Жаргылчак, Russian: Чон Джаргылчак) is a river in Jeti-Ögüz District of Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. It rises on north slopes of Teskey Ala-Too Range and flows into lake Issyk-Kul. The length of the river is 25 km (16 mi) and the basin area 137 square kilometres (53 sq mi). Average annual discharge is 2.32 m³/s (82 cu ft/s). The maximum flow is 25.3 m³/s (890 cu ft/s) and the minimum - 0.22 m³/s (7.8 cu ft/s).^[1] According to recent study conducted by Central-Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences the average annual discharge of the river increased to 3.32 m³/s (117 cu ft/s) (at gauging station Chong Jargylchak) over the period of 1994–2016, which is 153% higher than during monitoring period from 1940 to 1993, i.e. 2.16 m³/s (76 cu ft/s) due to climate change factors.^[2]

References

^ "Чоң Жаргылчак" [Chong Jargylchak] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 211.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ O.Yu.Kalashnikova (2017). "Влияние климатических изменений на динамику стока рек Иссык-Кульского бассейна" [Impact of climate change on dynamics of river flow of Issyk-Kul river basin.] (PDF) (in Russian). Central-Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences. Retrieved 2021-06-06.