Jazy (river)

Jazy
Native name	Жазы (Kyrgyz)
Location
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Kara Darya
• coordinates	40°46′47″N 73°07′45″E
Length	122 km (76 mi)
Basin size	2,620 km^2 (1,010 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	34.2 m^3/s (1,210 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Kara 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 km^2.[1][2] The annual average flow rate is 34.2 m^3/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. "Жазы" [Jazy] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 184.
2. "Basic hydrographic characteristics of rivers of Fergana valley". Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.