How to get to the Bugun River in Kazakhstan -
The Bugun is a river in the Syr Darya basin.
Geographical location
It flows through the Baidibek district of the Turkestan region.
River source
It is named Bugun after the confluence of the Kattabogen (Big Bogen) and Balabogen rivers, which originate on the slopes of the Karatau Mountains.
Hydrology
Length: 164 km, area: 4,680 km². Main tributaries: the Shayan and Sasyk rivers. The basin is steep, the slope is flat. Its range is 300-600 m. The river is carried in early spring. It is replenished by snow, rain, and groundwater. The long-term average discharge at the Kyzylkopir station is 4.36 m³/s.
The Bugun Dam was built in the lower reaches, forming the Arys-Turkestan Canal. Farms in the Baidibek, Ordabasy, and Otyrar districts use it for irrigation, livestock farming, and drinking water supply. A dam is a reservoir typically created by dams and weirs on rivers.
