Lakes of Kyrgyzstan

Issyk-Kul () or Ysyk-Köl ( ; ) is an endorheic saline lake in the western Tian Shan mountains in eastern Kyrgyzstan—just south of a dividing range separating Kyrgyzstan from Kazakhstan. It is the eighth-deepest lake in the world, the eleventh-largest lake in the world by volume, and the second-largest saline lake. It is located at an elevation of , making it the deepest lake whose deepest point is above sea level at . Despite the elevation and low temperatures during winter, it rarely freezes due to its high salinity.

Song-Köl ( ; ) is an alpine lake in northern Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan. It lies at an altitude of 3016 m, and has an area of about 270 km2 and volume of 2.64 km3. The lake's maximum length is 29 km, breadth about 18 km at its widest, and the deepest point is 13.2 m. It is the second largest lake in Kyrgyzstan after Issyk-Kul, and the largest fresh water lake in the country. alt=Horse grazing on the shores of Lake Song Kul, in the Naryn region, Kyrgyzstan|thumb|Horse grazing on the shores of Lake Song Kul, in the Naryn region, Kyrgyzstan

Chatyr-Köl ( ; ), also Chatyr-Kul (), is an endorheic alpine lake in the Tian Shan mountains in At-Bashy District of Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan; it lies in the lower part of Chatyr-Köl Depression near the Torugart Pass border crossing into China.

Ala-Köl (, also Алакөл, ) is a rock-dammed lake on the northern slope of the Terskey Alatau mountain range in the Ak-Suu District of the Issyk-Kul Region in Kyrgyzstan. The lake is located in a narrow gorge on the right side of the Karakol Valley. The lake basin lies at an elevation of above sea level. A small stream flowing from a glacier feeds the lake. The lake is long and wide. Its area is . It belongs to the type of dammed lakes. Water from the lake seeps out under the natural dam and flows into the Karakol River. ==History== thumb|left|170px|Lake Ala-Köl A Russian traveller named Putimt

lake in Kyrgyzstan

lake in Kyrgyzstan

lake in Kyrgyzstan

lake in Kyrgyzstan

Köl-Suu (, also Көлсуу) is an alpine lake in At-Bashy District of Naryn Region of southeastern Kyrgyzstan. It is located at 3514 m elevation in the Kakshaal Too mountain range, central Tian Shan. It is fed and drained by the river Kurumduk, a left tributary of the , which is a right tributary of the Kakshaal. It is 5 km long, and its area is .

Ay-Kul (; ; ), also called Oydinkul, is a small freshwater landslide dam in the Turkestan Range mountains in Kyrgyzstan, near the border with Tajikistan. The lake was formed after a massive landslide blocked the flow of the Ay-Kul Creek.

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rock-dammed lake in Talas Province of Kyrgyzstan

Kölükök () is a mountain lake in the Naryn Region of Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia).