| Naryn | |
|---|---|
 The river Naryn near Tash-Bashat | |
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| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan,Uzbekistan |
| Region | Naryn Region,Jalal-Abad Region |
| Cities | Naryn,Kara-Köl,Tash-Kömür,Uchqo'rg'on |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Naryn Region,Kyrgyzstan |
| Mouth | Syr Darya |
• location | nearNamangan,Uzbekistan |
• coordinates | 40°54′3″N71°45′27″E / 40.90083°N 71.75750°E /40.90083; 71.75750 |
• elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
| Length | 807 km (501 mi) |
| Basin size | 59,100 km2 (22,800 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | near mouth |
| • average | 429 m3/s (15,100 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Syr Darya→North Aral Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | At-Bashy,Ala-Buga |
| • right | On-Archa,Kökömeren,Kara-Suu |
TheNaryn (Kyrgyz:Нарын,Uzbek:Norin) rises in theTian Shan mountains inKyrgyzstan,Central Asia, flowing west through theFergana Valley intoUzbekistan. Here itmerges with theKara Darya (nearNamangan) to form theSyr Darya. It is 807 kilometres (501 mi) long (together with its upper courseChong-Naryn) and drains a basin area of 59,100 square kilometres (22,800 sq mi).[1] It has an annual flow of 13.7 cubic kilometres (11,100,000 acre⋅ft).
Theriver contains many reservoirs which are important in the generation ofhydroelectricity. The largest of these is theToktogul Reservoir in Kyrgyzstan containing 19.9 cubic kilometres (16,100,000 acre⋅ft) of water. Dams downstream of the Toktogul in Kyrgyzstan include:Kürpsay,Tash-Kömür,Shamaldy-Say andÜch-Korgon. Upstream of Toktogul in Kyrgyzstan are theKambar-Ata-2 andAt-Bashy Dams while theKambar-Ata-1 Dam is in planning stages.[2]
Some places along the river: Kyrgyzstan: Kara-Say (seeBarskoon),Naryn Region,Naryn,Dostuk,Jalal-Abad Region,Kazarman,Toktogul Reservoir,Kara-Köl,Tash-Kömür.
The main tributaries of the Naryn are, from source to mouth:[3]
