Aspara (river)

Aspara is 108 km long and has a catchment area of 1210 km². The average annual flow rate is 3.31 m³ / s; maximum - 9.66 m³ / s, minimum 1.02 m³ / s. The river is full of water from May to September ^[2] .

Aspara is formed on the northern slope of the Kyrgyz Range (Kyrgyz Ala-Too) , in the area of ​​the Kyrgyz-Kazakh state border. On the territory of Kazakhstan, a little to the west of the Ashpara-Ashuu pass ^{[room 1]} , the Asparabashi river (“the upper reaches of the Aspara”) originates, composed of two sources (one of them flows from a high-mountain lake) ^[3] . In the upper reaches of Ashmar, in addition, it collects the waters of the small rivers Ashuu-Tur , Esenaman ( Aman-Esen ), Baktybai , Tuyyktor ( Tuyok-Tur ), Kek-ter flowing from the same glaciers ^{[2] [3]} . In total, 34 small glaciers are located in the river basin, the total area of ​​which is 17.8 km² ^[2] .

The general direction of the Aspara current is from south to north, in some areas with a slight bias to the west (in the area of ​​the source) ^[3] or east (somewhat further, above the village of Granitogorsk ) ^[4] . From the confluence of Asparabashi with Ashuu-Thor along the river, the state border of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan was drawn for a considerable extent ^{[3] [4] [5]} . In the area of ​​the settlement Novovoskresenovka a little departs from the border and flows through Kazakhstan ^[5] . In the lower reaches, there are wetlands, meadows, and reed beds on the banks; in places the channel dries up ^[6] .

According to the topographic maps of the General Staff, Aspara flows into the Igmen River above the Tatta Reservoir ^[6] , and, in turn, Igmen flows into the Kuragaty River. The encyclopedia “Chui oblast” reports that Aspara is a tributary of the Kuragat River (Kuragaty) and includes Mahan, which flows into the Tatta Reservoir, as one of the tributaries of the Aspara River, thus attributing a section to it even after its confluence with the Igumen ^{[2] [6]} .

River water is used for irrigation ^[2] .

On the banks of the Aspara there are settlements Granitogorsk , Cholok-Aryk ^[4] , Chaldovar (Chaldybar) , Novovoskresenovka , Aral-Kichilak , Kenes ^[5] , Rovny ^{[2] [ where? ]} .

Some tributaries flowing into the river from the confluence of Asparabashi and Ashuu-tera: Esenaman ( Aman-Esen , left), Kumbel Vost. (left), Baktybai (right), Yundy-Toby (right), Aksay (left), Chetindi (right), Tuyyktor ( Tuyuk-Tor , left), Archaly ( Arshaly , right), Chetenda (left), Kyzylauyz Vost. (left), Belen-Teke (right), Chaar (left) ^[3] , Budurtash (right), Kuntiybes (right), Botolu (left), Kashkansu (left), Zholdisay (left) ^[4] . The encyclopedia “Chuy oblast” indicates the Mahan River ( Maham ), which flows into the Tatta Reservoir, below the confluence with the Highermen (and, therefore, can be interpreted as a tributary of the latter) as a major tributary of Ashmara ^[6] .

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