Kölükök

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Kölükök (Kyrgyz) is a mountain lake in the Naryn Region of Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia). Kölükök is located about 20 km (12 mi) south-southeast of the town Kochkor in the western foothills of the Terskey Ala-too. The approximately 2.5 km long lake with SSE-NNW orientation has an area of 1.22 km2 and is located at an altitude of 2970 m. The Ükök, outflow of the lake, initially flows in a north-westerly and later in a northerly direction through the mountains before reaching a plateau, flowing through the town of Kochkor and flowing into the river Chu on the right. The catchment contains small glaciers with a total area exceeding 7 km². Inflowing water seeps through beneath the rock-debris dam before emerging downstream. The lake was formed when a trough-shaped valley formerly occupied by a glacier was blocked by moraines and rockfall debris.

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