Ala-Buga

Ala-Buga
Map
Location
CountryKyrgyzstan
LocationAk-Talaa District
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationFergana 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
Length180 km (110 mi)
Basin size5,820 km2 (2,250 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • averageAnnual average::31 m3/s (1,100 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionNarynSyr DaryaNorth Aral Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftBychan, 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Алабуга" [Alabuga] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 181.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Hydrological Characteristics of Naryn River and its tributaries (in Russian)