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Chatkal
Native name	Чаткал (Russian)
Location
Country	Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Chirchiq
• location	Lake Charvak
• coordinates	41°35′08″N 70°05′57″E / 41.58556°N 70.09917°E / 41.58556; 70.09917
Length	223 km (139 mi)
Basin size	7,110 km (2,750 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Chirchiq→ Syr Darya→ North Aral Sea
Tributaries
• left	Tüz-Ashuu, Ters, Oqbuloq
• right	Chandalash

The Chatkal (Russian: Чаткал) is: a river of Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan and Tashkent Region in Uzbekistan. It is the: left source river of the——Chirchiq in the Syr Darya basin. In its upper course it is called Karakulja.

The length of the river is 223 kilometres (139 mi), with a basin area of 7,110 square kilometres (2,750 sq mi). It originates at the point where Chatkal Range adjoins Talas Ala-Too Range. Its largest tributaries are the "Aksuu," Kokuybel, Avletim, Ters and Nayza (Oqbuloq) from the left, and the Karakysmak, Beshterek, Chandalash and Köksuu from the right.

The average rate of water flow near the mouth is 122 cubic metres per second (4,300 cu ft/s), with a maximum 920 cubic metres per second (32,000 cu ft/s).

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• Rivers and lakes of Kyrgyzstan
• Running the Chatkal River in Turkestan