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River Dzhety-Oguz.
Climbing tour in Dzhety-Oguz gorge.
“Two things control men`s nature, instinct and experience”
Blaise Pascal.
Trip from Dzhety-Oguz gorge to Issyk-Kul Lake.
The river Dzhety-Oguz flows on the gorge of the same name, is on a northern slope of Ridge Terskey Ala-Too in Dzhety-Oguzsky district of the Issyk-Kul region. Extent of the river Dzhety-Oguz of 52 kilometers, the total area is 387km.
The river has 36 tributaries stretch in 110km. The flood is in April-September. Here is situated Dzety-Oguz village. The main bed of the river Dzhety-Ogukh originates from the anonymous lake located at the height of 3077 meters above sea level which is in the northwest from Oguz-Bashi peak.
From the West Dzhety-Oguz has three inflows: Asantukum who, at the height of 2639,8 meters above sea level flows into the flowing lake which is in the bed of the river Dzhety-Oguz. Following, average, western inflow river Chatyrtor.
And the Most northern inflow of Atdzhaylau which originates from thin lakes, one of which is located at the height of 3058 meters above sea level. The right inflows the river Dzhety-Oguz has seven. The river Apchalytor originates from a glacier of the massif of peak Karakol, the river Aylanysh originates from a glacier of a northern exposition of Oguz-Basha.
The following, most extended river Telety which originates from a glacier the Lake pass of 40 years of Kyrgyzstan located to the north. From the West small inflow Ayutor falls into the river Telety. The following inflow to Kashkak it follows from under the pass 3410 meters high Kumbel above sea level and peak Dzhety-Oguz 3632,8 meters high above sea level.
The following small stream falls on the right into the river Dzhety-Oguz in the neighborhood of the natural boundary Dzhety-Oguz. Following two small inflow fall into the river in the neighborhood of forestry Dzhety-Oguz at the height of 1896 meters above sea level.
After the settlement of Dzhety-Oguz the river understands on watering of agricultural grounds of the expressed course has no, several sleeves flows into the small lakes Karakol and Kokuykol located at the Lake Issyk Kul.
Authority and photos by:
Alexander Petrov.