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Uchköl

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Uchköl (Kyrgyz) is a river in the Central Tien Shan of Kyrgyzstan and a right tributary of the Saryjaz River. The river is 87 km (54 mi) long, with a drainage basin area of 1,400 km2 (540 sq mi). It originates on the southern slope of the Terskey Alatoo. In its upper reaches it is known as Sarychat, while in the middle course it is called Eertash; in the lower course, after turning eastward, it is known as Uchköl. The basin contains 165 glaciers (total area 326.6 km2 (126.1 sq mi)) and 13 lakes. The valley is used as pastureland.

Flows through: Kyrgyzstan.

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

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