The Kurshab ( ky, Куршаб), in its upper course ''Gulcha'' or ''Gülchö'' ( ky, Гүлчө), is a river in southwestern
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...
. It discharges into
Andijan Reservoir, which is drained by the
Kara Darya
The Kara Darya ( ky, Кара-Дарыя, Kara-Daryya, قارا-دارىيا; uz, Qoradaryo, ''Қорадарё'', قارەدەريا , russian: Карадарья, Karadar'ya - literally ''black river'')''Darya'' means "river", so Kara Darya '' ...
. The river is formed at the north slope of the
Alay Mountains
The Alay or Alai Range ( ky, Алай тоо кыркасы; russian: Алайский хребет) is a mountain range that extends from the Tien Shan mountain range in Kyrgyzstan west into Tajikistan. It is part of the Pamir-Alay mountain syst ...
. The length of the river is with a catchment area of ,
and normal average discharge of at Kochkorata hydrologic post.
The river is fed by mixed sources of snow (23%) and ice (11%) meltwater, and springs(66%). The maximum flow of was recorded in June and the minimum - in February. The river is used for irrigation. Several settlements are located near the river Kurshab, including
Gülchö
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and
Kurshab
Kurshab (established as ''Pokrovskoye'', before 2004: ''Leninskoye'') is a large village in Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Özgön District. Its population was 20,471 in 2021. It is situated near the river Kurshab, between the cities ...
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References
Rivers of Kyrgyzstan
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