| Kara-Balta | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | Карабалта (Kyrgyz) |
| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Ak-Suu |
• coordinates | 43°15′58″N 73°59′46″E / 43.2662°N 73.9961°E |
| Length | 133 km (83 mi) |
| Basin size | 577 km2 (223 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 5.25 m3/s (185 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ak-Suu→ Chu→ Betpak-Dala desert |
The Kara-Balta (Kyrgyz: Карабалта, Russian: Кара-Балта) is a transboundary river in Jayyl District of Chüy Region in northern Kyrgyzstan and in Shu District of Jambyl Region in southern Kazakhstan. It rises on north slopes of Kyrgyz Ala-Too, passes through the Sosnovka Gorge, flowing through the Chüy Valley from south to north. The river discharge in Ak-Suu, itself a tributary of the Chu, in Kazakhstan.[1][2] The Kara-Balta river is 133 kilometres (83 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 577 square kilometres (223 sq mi). Its average annual discharge is 5.25 m3/s (185 cu ft/s). The catchment area contains small glaciers covering an area of 8 square kilometres (3.1 sq mi) and small lakes with an area of 2.22 square kilometres (0.86 sq mi).[3] It flows through the settlements Sosnovka, Kara-Balta and Stavropolovka.[3]
- ^ "The State of the Environment of Central Asia" (PDF). Zoinet. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Masson, Vadim (1982). По следам памятников истории и культуры Киргизстана [Tracing the Historical and Cultural Monuments of Kyrgyzstan] (in Russian). Ilim. p. 61.
- ^ a b "Карабалта" [Karabalta] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 190.
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