Besh-Tash Lake

Besh-Tash Lake
Coordinates 42°12′23″N 72°29′46″E / 42.20639°N 72.49611°E / 42.20639; 72.49611Coordinates: 42°12′23″N 72°29′46″E / 42.20639°N 72.49611°E / 42.20639; 72.49611
Basin countries Kyrgyzstan
Max. length 1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Max. width 0.55 km (0.34 mi)
Surface area 0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Water volume 6,000,000 m3 (210,000,000 cu ft)
Surface elevation 2,994 m (9,823 ft)

Besh-Tash Lake (Kyrgyz: Беш Таш) is a rock-dammed lake in Talas Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is located at the altitude of about 3,000 m in riverbed of Besh-Tash river, left tributary of Talas River.[1]

References

  1. Атлас Кыргызской Республики [Atlas of Kyrgyz Republic] (in Russian). Bishkek: Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyz SSR. 1987. p. 156.
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