The Ala-Buga (Kyrgyz: Ала-Буга, also Алабуга) is a left tributary of the Naryn in Naryn Region of Kyrgyzstan. The river is known as Arpa in its upper reaches until its confluence with the Bychan.[1] The Ala-Buga is formed on the north slopes of the Torugart Too range and the south slopes of the Jaman Too mountains.
It is 180 kilometres (110 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 5,820 square kilometres (2,250 sq mi).[2] It has an average elevation of 3,290 metres (10,790 ft), an annual average flow rate of 31 cubic metres per second (1,100 cu ft/s), and an average specific discharge of 8.35 L/s•km2.[3]
Settlements located along the banks of Ala-Buga include Kosh-Döbö, Jerge-Tal and Kongorchok.
References
- ^ Иссык-Куль.Нарын:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Issyk-Kul and Naryn Oblasts] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1991. p. 512. ISBN 5-89750-009-6.
- ^ "Алабуга" [Alabuga] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 181.
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