Lakes

Lakes

A database referring to large standing bodies of fresh water in a basin. A lake is apart from rivers or streams that serve to fill or drain the lake.

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Ala Kol

Water bodies; Lakes

Ala Köl, also Ala-Kul, is a rock-dammed lake in the Terskey Alatau mountain range in the Ak-Suu District of the Issyk Kul Province of Kyrgyzstan. It lies at an altitude of approximately 3860 meters.

Chatyr-Kul is an endorheic alpine lake in the Tian Shan mountains in At-Bashi District of Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan; it lies in the lower part of Chatyr-Kul Depression near the Torugart Pass border ...

Issyk Kul

Water bodies; Lakes

Issyk Kul is an endorheic lake in the northern Tian Shan mountains in eastern Kyrgyzstan. It is the tenth largest lake in the world by volume and the second largest saline lake after the Caspian Sea.

Kara-Suu Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Kara-Suu Lake is a rock-dammed lake in Toktogul District of Jalal-Abad Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is located at the altitude of 2022 m in riverbed of Kara-Suu, right tributary of Naryn River.

Kapka Tash Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Kapka Tash Lake is a rock-dammed lake in Toktogul District of Jalal-Abad Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is located at the altitude of 2303 m in riverbed of Kara-Suu, left tributary of Naryn River.

Kulun Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Kulun Lake is a rock-dammed lake in Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is located at the altitude of 2856 m in catchment of Kulun River, right tributary of Tar River.

Song Köl

Water bodies; Lakes

Song Köl is an alpine lake in northern Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan. It is the second largest lake in Kyrgyzstan (18x29km wide, 13 meters deep) after Issyk Kul Lake. Its name, meaning "following lake", ...