Naryn River

The Naryn River (Kyrgyz: Нарын, Russian: Нарын, Uzbek: Norin) rises in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, flowing west through the Fergana Valley into Uzbekistan. Here it merges with the Kara Darya River (near Namangan) to form the Syr Darya. It is 807 kilometres (501 mi) long (together with Chong-Naryn River) and has an annual flow of 13.7 cubic kilometres (11,100,000 acre⋅ft).

Naryn River
The Naryn River near the town of Naryn
Native name	Нарын дарыясы
Location
Country	Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
Region	Naryn Region, Jalal-Abad Region
Cities	Naryn, Naryn Region, Karaköl, Jalal-Abad Region, Tashkömür, Jalal-Abad Region, Uchqo'rg'on, Namangan Region
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan
Mouth	Syr Darya
• location	near Namangan, Uzbekistan
• coordinates	40°54′3″N 71°45′27″E
• elevation	410 m (1,350 ft)
Length	807 km (501 mi)
Basin size	59,100 km2 (22,800 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	near mouth
• average	429 m3/s (15,100 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	At-Bashi River, Alabuga River
• right	On Archa River, Kara-Suu River, Jumgal River, Kökömeren River

The largest tributaries of the Naryn River are: Kichi-Naryn River, At-Bashi River, On Archa River, Kadjyrty River, Chychkan River, Alabuga River, Kökömeren River etc.[1]

The river contains many reservoirs which are important in the generation of hydroelectricity. The largest of these is the Toktogul Reservoir in Kyrgyzstan containing 19.9 cubic kilometres (16,100,000 acre⋅ft) of water. Dams downstream of the Toktogul in Kyrgyzstan include: Kurpsai, Tash-Kumyr, Shamaldysai and Uch-Kurgansk. Upstream of Toktogul in Kyrgyzstan is the Kambarata-2 and At-Bashi Dams while the Kambarata-1 and Kambarata-3 are in planning stages.[2]

Some places along the river: Kyrgyzstan: Kara-Say (see Barskoon), Naryn Region, Naryn, Dostuk, Jalal-Abad Region, Kazarman, Toktogul Reservoir, Kara-Köl, Tash-Kumyr.