Besh-Tash Lake

Besh-Tash Lake
Coordinates 42°12′23″N 72°29′46″E / 42.20639°N 72.49611°E / 42.20639; 72.49611Coordinates: 42°12′23″N 72°29′46″E / 42.20639°N 72.49611°E / 42.20639; 72.49611
Basin countries Kyrgyzstan
Max. length 1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Max. width 0.55 km (0.34 mi)
Surface area 0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Average depth 111 m (364 ft)
Water volume 6,000,000 m3 (210,000,000 cu ft)
Surface elevation 2,994 m (9,823 ft)

Besh-Tash Lake (Kyrgyz: Беш Таш) is a rock-dammed lake in Talas Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is located at the altitude of about 3,000 m in riverbed of Besh-Tash river, left tributary of Talas River.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Атлас Кыргызской Республики [Atlas of Kyrgyz Republic] (in Russian). Bishkek: Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyz SSR. 1987. p. 156.


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