Köl-Suu

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Köl-Suu
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Köl-Suu
Coordinates 40°38′20″N76°24′20″E / 40.63889°N 76.40556°E / 40.63889; 76.40556
Primary inflows Kurumduk
Primary outflows Kurumduk
Basin  countries Kyrgyzstan
Max. length5 km (3.1 mi)
Surface area4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Surface elevation3,514 m (11,529 ft)

Köl-Suu (Kyrgyz : Көл-Суу, also Көлсуу) is an alpine lake in At-Bashy District of Naryn Region of southeastern Kyrgyzstan. It is located at 3514 m elevation in the Kakshaal Too mountain range, central Tian Shan. [1] [2] It is fed and drained by the river Kurumduk, a left tributary of the Kök-Kyia  [ ky ], which is a right tributary of the Kakshaal. It is 5 km long, and its area is 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi). [1]

The river draining the lake starts from underground location and the water gushes out between the soil and rocks below the lake. The lake may also sometimes get totally empty as happened in 2019 making it similar to the Merzbacher lake that also resides in Kyrgyzstan. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Көлсуу" [Köl-Suu](PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 217.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. Trip report to Köl-Suu (in Russian)
  3. "Kel-Suu Lake". Central-asia.guide. Retrieved 2021-06-04.