Chong-Kemin | |
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Chong-Kemin seen from Ozerny Pass. | |
Native name | Чоң-Кемин (Kyrgyz) |
Location | |
Country | Kyrgyzstan |
Region | Chüy Region |
District | Kemin District |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Chu |
• location | Boom Gorge |
• coordinates | 42°41′28.3″N 75°53′27.9″E / 42.691194°N 75.891083°E |
Length | 116 km (72 mi) |
Basin size | 1,890 km2 (730 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth |
• average | 21.7 m3/s (770 cu ft/s) |
• minimum | 7.18 m3/s (254 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | 83.7 m3/s (2,960 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Chu→ 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
[edit]- Chuy Oblast Encyclopedia. Kyrgyz Encyclopedia Chief Editorial Board. Bishkek, 1994 (in Kyrgyz and Russian). ISBN 5-89750-083-5
References
[edit]- ^ Чу (река), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ "Чоң Кемин" [Chong Kemin] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 211.
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