This is a list of

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...

s that are at least partially in

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 ea ...

. The rivers are grouped by drainage basin. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Some rivers (e.g. Syr Darya) do not flow through Kyrgyzstan themselves, but they are mentioned for having Kyrgyz tributaries. They are given in ''italics''. For clarity, only rivers with a drainage basin area over 1,000 km² are shown. For an alphabetical overview of rivers of Kyrgyzstan, see the category

Rivers of Kyrgyzstan A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

. In total, there are 2044 rivers with a length of more than 10 km in Kyrgyzstan with a total length of about 35000 km.Water in Kyrgyzstan (in Russian)
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Syr Darya basin

The Syr Darya drains a large part of Kyrgyzstan through its source rivers Naryn and Kara Darya, and a number of tributaries in the Ferghana Valley. It discharges into the

North Aral Sea The North Aral Sea ( kk, Солтүстік Арал теңізі, russian: Северное Аральское море) is the portion of the former Aral Sea that is fed by the Syr Darya River. It split from the South Aral Sea in 1987–1988 as ...

. *'' Syr Darya'' **''

Chirchiq Chirchiq, also spelled as Chirchik, ( uz, Chirchiq / Чирчиқ; russian: Чирчик) is a district-level city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is about 32 km northeast of Tashkent, along the river Chirchiq. Chirchiq lies in the Chatk ...

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Chatkal The Chatkal (russian: Чаткал) is a river of Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan and Tashkent Region in Uzbekistan. It is the left source river of the Chirchiq in the Syr Darya basin. In its upper course it is called ''Karakulja''. The length of ...

**** Chandalash ** Ak-Suu ** Kozu-Baglan **

Isfara Isfara ( tg, Исфара fa, اسفره; russian: Исфара) is a city in Sughd Region in northern Tajikistan, situated on the border with Kyrgyzstan. The city was the seat of the former Isfara District. There are currently territorial disp ...

** Sokh *** Kojo-Ashkan ** Kasansay ** Shohimardonsoy/Shaymerden ** Isfayramsay **

Naryn Naryn ( ky, Нарын, translit=Naryn, Mongolian : Нарийн, Nariin, Traditional Mongolian ᠨᠠᠷᠢᠨ) is the regional administrative center of Naryn Region in central Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , and its estimated population was 41,17 ...

*** Kara-Suu (right) *** Kara-Suu (left) *** Uzun-Akmat *** Chychkan *** Kökömeren **** Jumgal **** Suusamyr **** Batysh Karakol *** Kökirim *** Ala-Buga **** Bychan *** At-Bashy **** Kara-Koyun *** Kajyrty *** On-Archa *** Chong Naryn *** Kichi Naryn **

Kara Darya The Kara Darya ( ky, Кара-Дарыя, Kara-Daryya, قارا-دارىيا; uz, Qoradaryo, ''Қорадарё'', قارەدەريا , russian: Карадарья, Karadar'ya - literally ''black river'')''Darya'' means "river", so Kara Darya '' ...

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Aravansay The Aravansay ( ky, Аравансай, uz, Aravonsoy) is a river in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Its source is in the Kichi-Alay range, part of the Alay Range, and it discharges into the Shahrixonsoy, one of the canals of the Fergana Valley. The ...

*** Kara-Üngkür/Tentek-Say ***

Ak-Buura The Ak-Buura ( ky, Ак-Буура) is a river in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. It flows through the city Osh, and discharges into the Shahrixonsoy, one of the canals of the Fergana Valley The Fergana Valley (; ; ) in Central Asia lies mainly in ...

*** Kögart ***

Kurshab Kurshab (established as ''Pokrovskoye'', before 2004: ''Leninskoye'') is a large village in Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Özgön District. Its population was 20,471 in 2021. It is situated near the river Kurshab, between the cities ...

*** Jazy ***

Tar Tar is a dark brown or black viscous liquid of hydrocarbons and free carbon, obtained from a wide variety of organic materials through destructive distillation. Tar can be produced from coal, wood, petroleum, or peat. "a dark brown or black bi ...

*** Kara-Kulja

Talas basin

The Talas drains the Talas Region in northwestern Kyrgyzstan, and disappears into the Muyunkum Desert in Kazakhstan. * Talas ** Ürmaral ** Üchkoshoy ** Karakol

Chu basin

The Chu (Kyrgyz: ''Chüy'') drains part of northern Kyrgyzstan, and disappears into the Betpak-Dala Desert in Kazakhstan. * Chu **'' Kuragaty'' *** Aspara/Ashmara ** Chong-Kemin ** Joon-Aryk *** Kara-Kujur **

Kochkor Kochkor ( ky, Кочкор; russian: Кочкорка, Kochkorka) is a large village in northern Naryn Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is the administrative centre of Kochkor District. The village was established in 1909 as Stolypino and renamed to Kochko ...

Ili basin

A small area in northeastern Kyrgyzstan is drained by the Karkyra towards the Ili, which discharges into Lake Balkash. *'' Ili'' **'' Charyn'' *** Karkyra

Tarim basin

The southeastern part of Kyrgyzstan and the eastern Alay Valley are drained by tributaries of the Tarim, which disappears in the

Tarim Basin The Tarim Basin is an endorheic basin in Northwest China occupying an area of about and one of the largest basins in Northwest China.Chen, Yaning, et al. "Regional climate change and its effects on river runoff in the Tarim Basin, China." Hydr ...

. *'' Tarim'' ** Aksu/Saryjaz *** Toshkan/Kakshaal/Aksay **** Üzönggükuush **** Kök-Kyya **** Müdürüm **** Terek *** Ak-Shyyrak *** Üchköl *** Engilchek **'' Kashgar'' *** Eastern Kyzyl-Suu

Amu Darya basin

The western Alay Valley is drained by the Kyzyl-Suu towards the Amu Darya, which discharges into the

South Aral Sea The South Aral Sea was a lake in the basin of the former Aral Sea which formed in 1987 when that body divided in two, due to diversion of river inflow for agriculture. In 2003, the South Aral Sea itself split into eastern and western basins, th ...

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Amu Darya The Amu Darya, tk, Amyderýa/ uz, Amudaryo// tg, Амударё, Amudaryo ps, , tr, Ceyhun / Amu Derya grc, Ὦξος, Ôxos (also called the Amu, Amo River and historically known by its Latin name or Greek ) is a major river in Central Asi ...

'' ** Vakhsh/Kyzyl-Suu *** Kök-Suu

Issyk-Kul basin

Much of northeastern Kyrgyzstan is drained by several rivers towards the endorheic lake

Issyk-Kul Issyk-Kul (also Ysyk-Köl, ky, Ысык-Көл, lit=warm lake, translit=Ysyk-Köl, , zh, 伊塞克湖) is an endorheic lake (i.e., without outflow) in the Northern Tian Shan mountains in Eastern Kyrgyzstan. It is the seventh-deepest lake i ...

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Tüp Tüp ( ky, Түп) or Tyup (russian: Тюп) is a large village in the Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan, and the center of the Tüp District. It was established as village Preobrazhenskoye in 1870. Its population was 12,355 in 2021. Tüp is a road ...

Jyrgalang Jyrgalang ( ky, Жыргалаң, officially named Shakta Jyrgalang) is a village in the Ak-Suu District of Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is located at the right bank of the river Jyrgalang. It was established in 1964 to support operation o ...

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