Naryn River

Naryn River
The Naryn River near the town of Naryn
Origin	Tian Shan
Mouth	Syr Darya
Basin countries	Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
Length	807 kilometres (501 mi)
Avg. discharge	429 cubic metres per second (15,100 cu ft/s) (near mouth)
Basin area	59,100 square kilometres (22,800 sq mi)

The Naryn River (Kyrgyz: Нарын, Russian: Нарын) rises in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, flowing west through the Fergana Valley into Uzbekistan. Here it merges with the Kara Darya River (at 40°54′N 71°45′E / 40.9°N 71.75°E / 40.9; 71.75Coordinates: 40°54′N 71°45′E / 40.9°N 71.75°E / 40.9; 71.75) to form the Syr Darya. It is 807 kilometres (501 mi) long and has an annual flow of 13.7 cubic kilometres (11,100,000 acre·ft). The river contains many reservoirs which are important in the generation of hydroelectricity. The largest of these is the Toktogul Reservoir containing 19.9 cubic kilometres (1.61E+7 acre·ft) of water.

Some places along the river: Kyrgyzstan: Kara-Say (see Barskoon), Naryn Province, Naryn, Dostuk, Jalal-Abad Province, Kazarman, Toktogul Reservoir, Kara-Köl, Tash-Kumyr.

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Confluence of Naryn and Kara Darya seen from space (false color). Many irrigated agricultural fields can be seen.

Map of Aral Sea, Syr Darya, Amu Darya and Naryn (in upper right)

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