Jazy (river)

Jazy
Map
Native nameЖазы (Kyrgyz)
Location
CountryKyrgyzstan
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Kara Darya
 • coordinates
40°46′47″N 73°07′45″E / 40.7797°N 73.1293°E / 40.7797; 73.1293
Length122 km (76 mi)
Basin size2,620 km2 (1,010 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average34.2 m3/s (1,210 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionKara Darya→ Syr Darya→ North Aral Sea

The Jazy (Kyrgyz: Жазы, also Яссы Yassy) is the largest right tributary of the Kara Darya in Kyrgyzstan. The river is formed at the south-west slope of the Fergana Range. The river's length is 122 km, and its basin area is 2,620 km2.[1][2] The annual average flow rate is 34.2 m3/s.[1] It flows into the Andijan Reservoir, which is drained by the Kara Darya, west of the town Özgön. It flows along the towns Özgön, Myrza-Ake, Jylandy and Ak-Terek.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Жазы" [Jazy] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 184.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "Basic hydrographic characteristics of rivers of Fergana valley". Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.


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