Tüp (river)

Tüp
Location
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Physical characteristics
Source	Teskey Ala-Too Range
Mouth	Issyk-Kul
• coordinates	42.7418°N 78.3053°E / 42.7418; 78.3053
Length	120 km (75 mi)
Basin size	1,180 km^2 (460 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	10.6 m^3/s (370 cu ft/s)

The Tüp (Kyrgyz: Түп Tüp, Russian: Тюп Tyup) is a river in Tüp District and Ak-Suu District of Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. It rises on north slopes of Teskey Ala-Too Range, takes in several tributaries from the Kungey Alatau and flows into lake Issyk-Kul. With its length of 120 km (75 mi) the Tüp is the longest river of the Issyk-Kul basin.[1] The basin area is 1,180 square kilometres (460 sq mi), the second largest of the rivers entering Issyk-Kul.[2]

References

1. "Түп" [Tüp] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 208.
2. 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.