Kölükök

Kölükök (Kyrgyz: Көлүкөк) is a mountain lake in the Naryn Region of Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia).

Kölükök
Kölükök is located in Kyrgyzstan
Kölükök
Kölükök
LocationNaryn Region
Coordinates42°5′26″N 75°55′0″E
Basin countriesKyrgyzstan
Max. length2.3 km (1.4 mi)[1]
Surface area1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi)[1]
Max. depth17 m (56 ft)[2]
Surface elevation2,970 m (9,740 ft)[1]

Kölükök is located about 20 km (12 mi) south-southeast of the town Kochkor in the western foothills of the Terskey Ala-too. The approximately 2.5 km long lake with SSE-NNW orientation has an area of 1.22 km2 and is located at an altitude of 2970 m. The Ükök, outflow of the lake, initially flows in a north-westerly and later in a northerly direction through the mountains before reaching a plateau, flowing through the town of Kochkor and flowing into the river Chu on the right.

References

  1. "Көлүкөк" [Kölükök] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 218.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. Seen in Kirgisistan welcome.kg Informationsportal


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