Global InformationIsfana River information
| Isfana River Andarsoy | |
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 Tegirmenlik Creek, one of the uppermost tributaries of the Isfana River | |
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| Native name | Исфана суусу (Kyrgyz) |
| Location | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan |
| Districts | Leilek, Kyrgyzstan Jabbor Rasulov and Spitamen, Tajikistan |
| Towns/villages | Razzakov, Chimgen, Samat, Andarsoy, and Ghulakandoz |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Turkestan Range, Leilek District, Kyrgyzstan |
| • coordinates | 39°42′36.1″N 69°43′22.2″E / 39.710028°N 69.722833°E |
| • elevation | 2,500 m (8,200 ft) |
| 2nd source | |
| • location | Turkestan Range, Leilek District, Kyrgyzstan |
| • coordinates | 39°42′13.8″N 69°40′54″E / 39.703833°N 69.68167°E |
| • elevation | 2,300 m (7,500 ft) |
| 3rd source | |
| • location | Turkestan Range, Leilek District, Kyrgyzstan |
| • coordinates | 39°46′29.8″N 69°34′27.5″E / 39.774944°N 69.574306°E |
| • elevation | 1,800 m (5,900 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Ghulakandoz, Jabbor Rasulov District, Tajikistan |
• coordinates | 40°12′27.2″N 69°24′50.9″E / 40.207556°N 69.414139°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 35 km (22 mi) – 69 km (43 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Chimgen, Kyrgyzstan[1] |
| • average | 0.6 m3/s (21 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 0.1 m3/s (3.5 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 1.41 m3/s (50 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Kurgoncha, Tajikistan[1] |
| • average | 0.47 m3/s (17 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 0.1 m3/s (3.5 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 0.84 m3/s (30 cu ft/s) |
The Isfana River (Kyrgyz: Исфана суусу; Uzbek: Isfana soyi; Russian: река Исфана), also called Andarsoy in its lower course, is a north-flowing transboundary river in Central Asia.[2] It is approximately 69 kilometres (43 mi) long and flows through Razzakov, which was also called Isfana until 2022. The river's course runs through Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, from the Turkestan Range into the Syr Darya. Most of the river's water is diverted for irrigation or seeps into the ground, and as such it rarely reaches the Syr-Darya.
The Isfana is fed by unnamed glaciers on the northern flank of the Turkestan Range as well as groundwater. It has 31 tributaries, most of which meet in and around Razzakov. One of the several transboundary rivers in the Syr-Darya basin, the Isfana River flows parallel to the Khojabakirgan River.[3] International donor organizations have supported the establishment of small basin councils in the Isfana River basin, particularly in Tajikistan.[2]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
riverbpwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Strengthening water diplomacy in Central Asia: a small basin council has been established on the Tajik side of the Isfana River sub-basin". Environmental Information Service - Kyrgyzstan. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Stucker, Dominic; Kazbekov, Jusipbek; Yakubov, Murat; Wegerich, Kai (August 2012). "Climate Change in a Small Transboundary Tributary of the Syr Darya Calls for Effective Cooperation and Adaptation". Mountain Research and Development. 32 (3): 275–285. doi:10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-11-00127.1.