The Juuku ( ky, Жууку) is a river in

Jeti-Ögüz District Jeti-Ögüz ( ky, Жети-Өгүз , ''seven bulls'') is a Districts of Kyrgyzstan, district of Issyk-Kul Region in north-eastern Kyrgyzstan. Its seat lies at Kyzyl-Suu. Its area is , and its resident population was 93,392 in 2021. It comprises m ...

of Issyk-Kul Region of

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

. It rises on north slopes of Teskey Ala-Too Range and flows into lake Issyk-Kul near

Saruu Saruu ( ky, Саруу) is a village in Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Jeti-Ögüz District. Its population was 8,217 in 2021. It lies near the outflow of the river Juuku into Lake Issyk-Kul Issyk-Kul (also Ysyk-Köl, ky, Ы ...

. The length of the river is and the basin area . Average annual discharge is . The maximum flow is . Three breakthrough-prone moraine-dammed and moraine glacier-dammed lakes, specifically: Chokoly-Kel, Juukuchak, and Juuka Syrty are located in the river basin upstream at altitudes of 3600 m and above posing a risk of floods.

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Rivers of Kyrgyzstan Tributaries of Issyk-Kul {{Kyrgyzstan-river-stub