List of rivers of the Issyk-Kul


This list of rivers of Issyk Kul includes rivers draining into lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan. It is reported that the basin of Issyk-Kul encounter 1,976 river and streams with a total length of 7,139 km. Of them, 1,842 streams are shorter than 10 km with a total length of 4,241 km, and 106 streams range from 10 to 25 km in length totaling 1,708 km. There are 24 small rivers with length varying between 25 and 50 km, and 3 medium-size rivers with a total length of 217 km. Finally, there is only one comparatively large Tyup river with a length of 120 km, which is 1% of total length. Overall, 118 streams and rivers flow into the lake.
In the table below, the rivers are listed clockwise from the northeast.
RiverLength, kmWatershed area, km2SourceDistrict
Tüp1201180Terskey AlatauAk-Suu, Tüp
Jyrgalang972070Terskey AlatauAk-Suu
Karakol50394Terskey AlatauAk-Suu
Yrdyk28300Terskey AlatauJeti-Ögüz
Jeti-Ögüz52387Terskey AlatauJeti-Ögüz
Chong Kyzylsuu48340Terskey AlatauJeti-Ögüz
Kichi Kyzylsuu37139Terskey AlatauJeti-Ögüz
Juuku63590Terskey AlatauJeti-Ögüz
Chychkan (Jeti Oguz)Terskey AlatauJeti-Ögüz
Ak-Terek (Jeti Oguz)Terskey AlatauJeti-Ögüz
Chong Jargylchak25137Terskey AlatauJeti-Ögüz
Barskoon62352Terskey AlatauJeti-Ögüz
Tamga27162Terskey AlatauJeti-Ögüz
Tosor30304Terskey AlatauJeti-Ögüz, Tong
Akterek35722Terskey AlatauTong
Tong36742Terskey AlatauTong
AkterekTerskey AlatauTong
Tuurasuu46593Terskey AlatauTong
Toraygyr30175Kungey AlatauIssyk-Kul
Chong Aksuu31337Kungey AlatauIssyk-Kul