List of rivers of the Issyk-Kul
A List of rivers of Issyk Kul includes rivers draining into lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan.. It is reported that the basin of Issyk-Kul encounter 1,976 river and streams with a total length of 7,139 km. Of them, 1,842 streams are shorter than 10 km with a total length of 4,241 km, and 106 streams range from 10 to 25 km in length totaling 1,708 km. There are 24 small rivers with length varying between 25 and 50 km, and 3 medium-size rivers with a total length of 217 km. Finally, there is only one comparatively large Tyup river with a length of 120 km, which is 1% of total length. Overall, 118 streams and rivers flow into the lake.
River | Length, km | Watershed area, km2 | Source | District | - |
Tyup River | 120 | 1180 | Terskey Alatau | Ak-Suu District, Tüp District | |
Jyrgalan River | 97 | 2070 | Terskey Alatau | Ak-Suu District | |
Karakol River | 50 | 394 | Terskey Alatau | Ak-Suu District | |
Jeti-Oguz River | 52 | 387 | Terskey Alatau | Jeti-Ögüz District | - |
Juuku River | 68 | 590 | - | - | |
Tong River | 36 | 742 | - | - | |
Tuura Suu | 46 | 593 | - | - | |
Chong Ak Suu | 49 | 337 | - | - | |
Barskoon River | 62 | 352 | - | - | |
Tosor River | 30 | 304 | - | - | |
Yrdyk River | 20 | 300 | - | - | |
Chong Kyzylsuu | 48 | 340 | - | - | |
Kichi Kyzylsuu | 37 | 139 | - | - | |
Chong Jargylchak River | 25 | 137 | - | - | |
Tamga River | 27 | 162 | - | - | |
Akterek River | 35 | 722 | Terskey Alatau | Tong District | - |