Bugun
Бөген
Bugun (river) is located in Kazakhstan
Bugun (river)
Mouth location in Kazakhstan
Location
CountryKazakhstan
Physical characteristics
SourceKaratau
MouthKum-Kol
  coordinates
42°57′32″N 68°34′45″E / 42.9588°N 68.5791°E / 42.9588; 68.5791
Length164 km (102 mi)
Basin size4,680 km2 (1,810 sq mi)

The Bugun (Kazakh: Бөген, Russian: Бугунь) 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 Bugun reservoir, 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]

Course

The river begins at the confluence of the rivers Ulken-Bugun and Bala Bugun, flowing from the southwestern slopes of the Karatau ridge. It flows roughly westwards through a floodplain that is between 300 m (980 ft) and 600 m (2,000 ft) wide. In its last stretch it bends northwards and discharges into lake Kum-Kol, not reaching the Syr Darya channel. The river is fed mainly by snow and groundwater. Its longest tributary is the 164 km (102 mi) long Shayan (Шаян), now flowing into the Arys-Turkestan Canal.[3][4][2]

References

  1. 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
  2. 1 2 Бугунь, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  3. "K-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  4. Google Earth
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