| Bogen Бөген | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Bogen_2023-05-09-23_59_Sentinel-2_L2A_True_color.jpg) Bogen Dam Sentinel-2 image | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Relief_Map_of_Kazakhstan.png)  Mouth location in Kazakhstan | |
| Location | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Karatau |
| Mouth | Kum-Kol |
• coordinates | 42°57′32″N 68°34′45″E / 42.9588°N 68.5791°E |
| Length | 164 km (102 mi) |
| Basin size | 4,680 km2 (1,810 sq mi) |
The Bogen (Kazakh: Бөген Bögen, Russian: Бугунь Bugun) is a river in Baydibek and Otyrar districts, Turkistan Region, southern Kazakhstan. It has a length of 164 kilometres (102 mi) with a basin area of 4,680 square kilometres (1,810 sq mi).
In 1967 the Bogen Dam, with an area of 65 km2 (25 sq mi), was built on the river, connecting to the Syr Darya basin by means of the Arys-Turkestan Canal. The waters are used for irrigation.[1][2]
- ^ Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia Vol. 9, part 18 / Ch. ed. B.O. Jakyp. — Almaty: «Kazakh encyclopedia» ZhSS, 2011. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5
- ^ Бугунь, Great Soviet Encyclopedia