Kara Darya

Kara Darya Карадарыя, Карадарья
Karadarya river near Andijan city
Etymology	Kara-Darya: Kyrgyz meaning "black river"
Native name	Кара-Дарыя
Location
Country	Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of Tar and Kara-Kulja
• location	Kara-Kulja District, Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan
• coordinates	40°38′55″N 73°25′22″E / 40.64867°N 73.42275°E
Mouth	Syr Darya
• coordinates	40°54′N 71°45′E / 40.9°N 71.75°E
Length	177 km (110 mi)
Basin size	30,100 km2 (11,600 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Uchtepa
• average	136 m3/s (4,800 cu ft/s)
• minimum	68.4 m3/s (2,420 cu ft/s)
• maximum	265 m3/s (9,400 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Syr Darya→ North Aral Sea
Tributaries
• left	Kurshab, Aravan-Say
• right	Jazy, Kögart, Kara-Üngkür

The Kara Darya (Kyrgyz: Кара-Дарыя, Qara-Darıya/Kara-Daryýa, قارا-دارىيا; Uzbek: Qoradaryo, Қорадарё, قارەدەريا - literally black river)^[1] or Qaradaryo (Russian: Карадарья) is a tributary of the Syr Darya in Kyrgyzstan and eastern Uzbekistan. The river is formed by the confluence of the rivers Kara-Kulja and Tar. Its length is 177 kilometres (110 mi), and watershed area 30,100 square kilometres (11,600 sq mi).^[2] The upper Kara Darya flows northwest across eastern Osh Region southwest of and parallel to the Fergana Range. It enters the Ferghana Valley and Uzbek territory a few kilometres west of Uzgen at Andijan Dam. The lower course is through the Fergana Valley, where it is used for irrigation. In the Fergana Valley its confluence with the Naryn River forms the Syr Darya, the second largest river of Central Asia. There are several dams on the river.

There are more than 200 known tributaries of Kara Darya; the largest are, from source to mouth:

• Kara-Kulja (right)
• Tar (left)
• Jazy (right)
• Kurshab (left)
• Kögart (right)
• Kara-Üngkür (right)
• Aravan-Say (left)

Map including Kara Darya

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