The Bogen ( ''Bögen'', ''Bugun'') is a river in Baydibek and Otyrar districts,

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, southern

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. It has a length of with a basin area of . In 1967 the

Bogen Dam Bogen Dam (; ) is a dam in Ordabasy District, Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan. The dam is located in the lower course of the Bogen River, in the central part of Ordabasy District.Google Earth History The Bogen Dam was commissioned in 1967 at the ...

, with an area of , was built on the river, connecting to the

Syr Darya The Syr Darya ( ),; ; ; ; ; /. historically known as the Jaxartes ( , ), is a river in Central Asia. The name, which is Persian language, Persian, literally means ''Syr Sea'' or ''Syr River''. It originates in the Tian Shan, Tian Shan Mountain ...

basin by means of the Arys-Turkestan Canal. The waters are used for irrigation.''Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia'' Vol. 9, part 18 / Ch. ed. B.O. Jakyp. —

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: «Kazakh encyclopedia» ZhSS, 2011. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5Бугунь

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Course

The river begins at the confluence of the rivers Ulken Bogen and Bala Bogen, flowing from the southwestern slopes of the Karatau ridge. It flows roughly westwards through a

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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 (Шаян), now flowing into the Arys-Turkestan Canal.

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