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Jyrgalang (river)

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Jyrgalang (Kyrgyz) is a river in Kyrgyzstan. It takes its rise on the north slopes of Teskey Ala-Too range and flows into Issyk-Kul lake. The villages Jyrgalang and Ak-Suu are located near the river. With its 97 km (60 mi), the river is second longest river of the Issyk-Kul basin. Average annual discharge is 22.5 m3/s (790 cu ft/s). The maximum flow is 104 m3/s (3, 700 cu ft/s) and the minimum - 7.12 m3/s (251 cu ft/s). The river's catchment area of 2,070 square kilometres (800 mi2) is the largest among rivers feeding Issyk-Kul.

Flows through: Kyrgyzstan.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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