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Kulun Lake
Location of Kulun Lake in Kyrgyzstan.
Location of Kulun Lake in Kyrgyzstan.
Kulun Lake
Location of Kulun Lake in Kyrgyzstan.
Location of Kulun Lake in Kyrgyzstan.
Kulun Lake
LocationOsh Region
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 40°32′34″N 74°19′06″E / 40.54278°N 74.31833°E / 40.54278; 74.31833
Catchment area144 km2 (56 sq mi)
Basin countriesKyrgyzstan
Max. length4.6 km (2.9 mi)
Max. width0.7 km (0.43 mi)
Surface area3.25 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Water volume118×10^6 m3 (96,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation2,856 m (9,370 ft)

Kulun Lake (Kyrgyz: Кулун көлү) is a rock-dammed lake in Kara-Kulja District, Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is located at the altitude of 2856 m in catchment of the river Kulun, a right tributary of the river Tar.[1][2]

References

  1. (in ru). Bishkek: Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyz SSR. 1987. pp. 156. 
  2. "Кулун көлү" (in ky). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan]. Bishkek. 2004. p. 218. https://new.bizdin.kg/media/books/География_Кыргызстана.pdf.