Chong-Kemin

Chong-Kemin
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
Length	116 km (72 mi)
Basin size	1,890 km^2 (730 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	mouth
• average	21.7 m^3/s (770 cu ft/s)
• minimum	7.18 m^3/s (254 cu ft/s)
• maximum	83.7 m^3/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

• 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.