The Bugun ( kk, Бөген, russian: Бугунь) is a river in Baydibek District, Baydibek and Otyrar District, Otyrar districts, Turkistan Region, southern Kazakhstan. It has a length of with a basin area of .
In 1967 the Bugun reservoir, with an area of , was built on the river, connecting to the Syr Darya basin by means of the Arys-Turkestan Canal. The waters are used for irrigation.
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Course
The river begins at the confluence of the rivers Ulken-Bugun and Bala Bugun, flowing from the southwestern slopes of the Karatau Mountain, Karatau ridge. It flows roughly westwards through a floodplain that is between and wide. In its last stretch it bends northwards and discharges into lake Kum-Kol, not reaching the Syr Darya channel. The river is fed mainly by snow and groundwater. Its longest tributary is the long Shayan (river), Shayan (Шаян), now flowing into the Arys-Turkestan Canal.
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Rivers of Kazakhstan
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