Chong-Kemin
| Chong-Kemin | |
|---|---|
Chong-Kemin seen from Ozerny Pass. | |
| Native name | Чоң-Кемин (Kyrgyz) |
| Location | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Chüy Region |
| District | Kemin District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Chu |
• location | Boom Gorge |
• coordinates | 42°41′28.3″N 75°53′27.9″E / 42.691194°N 75.891083°E |
| Length | 116 km (72 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,890 km2 (730 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 21.7 m3/s (770 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 7.18 m3/s (254 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 83.7 m3/s (2,960 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Chu→ Betpak-Dala desert |
The Chong-Kemin (Kyrgyz: Чоң-Кемин) is a river in Kemin District of Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is a right tributary of the Chu in the Boom Gorge. The river originates from glaciers at the junction of the Küngöy and Trans-Ili Alatau ranges and flows in a latitudinal (east–west) direction through the narrow Chоng Kemin Valley.
It is 116 kilometres (72 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 1,890 square kilometres (730 sq mi). The river is used for irrigation.