Ysyk-Ata

Ysyk-Ata
Ysyk-Ata
Native name	Ысык-Ата (Kyrgyz)
Location
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Chüy Region
District	Ysyk-Ata District
Physical characteristics
Source	Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range
Mouth	Chu
• coordinates	42°58′22″N 74°54′10″E / 42.97278°N 74.90278°E
Length	81 km (50 mi)
Basin size	558 km2 (215 sq mi)
Discharge
• minimum	1.6 m3/s (57 cu ft/s)
• maximum	45.8 m3/s (1,620 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Chu→ Betpak-Dala desert
Tributaries
• right	Tuyuk, Byty

The Ysyk-Ata (Kyrgyz: Ысык-Ата) is a river in Ysyk-Ata District of Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan. The river rises on the north slopes of Kyrgyz Ala-Too and flows in north-north-east and north-east directions until confluence with its right tributary Tuyuk. Then the river flows northward entering the Chüy Valley. Ysyk-Ata is a left tributary of the Chu, the major watercourse of the valley. Four lakes with an area of 0.5 square kilometres (0.19 sq mi) and some 70 glaciers with a total area of 71.8 square kilometres (27.7 sq mi) are located in the river basin. Ysyk-Ata - a balneoclimatic resort is located at the river. Ysyk-Ata is 81 kilometres (50 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 58 square kilometres (22 sq mi). The river's annual average flow rate is 7.06 m³/s (249 cu ft/s) (near Yuryevka village)^[1]^[2] and weighted average elevation - 3030 m.^[3]

References

^ "Ысыката" [Ysykata] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. pp. 214–215.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Чүй облусу:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Chuy Oblast] (in Kyrgyz and Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Encyclopedia. 1994. p. 718. ISBN 5-89750-083-5.
^ "Basic hydrographic characteristics of rivers of Chu River basin". Retrieved 2010-03-12.