Toxkan
Toxkan is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 40.89°, 78.03°
About Toxkan
The Toshkan (Uyghur: توشقان دەرياسى, romanized: Toshqan deryasi, cyrillized: Тошқан деряси; Kyrgyz: Какшаал, romanized: Kakshaal, arabized: قاقشاال) is a river in the Tien Shan mountains in the border area between China and Kyrgyzstan. It is 345 kilometres (214 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 8,270 square kilometres (3,190 sq mi) in Kyrgyzstan. The Toshkan has its sources in the At-Bashy Range and Kakshaal Too south of the Kyrgyzstani city of Naryn. In its uppermost course, upstream of the confluences with the rivers Müdürum and Kökkyya, it is called Aksay; from these confluences to the border with China, it is called Kakshaal. It then flows towards the east and into the Xinjiang province of China. It continues east, running parallel to the Tien Shan mountains, until its confluence with the Aksu River near the city Aksu. The Toshkan is the largest tributary of the Aksu.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Toshkan River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Toxkan: Key Facts
| Length | 300 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 18,400 km² |
| Mouth | Aksu River |
| Drainage system | Tarim Basin |
Facts from Wikidata Q2641599 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
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Connected Reaches
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Water Bodies in the Catchment
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Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Toxkan: Quick Answers
- Where is Toxkan?
- Toxkan is located in China and Kyrgyzstan, at 40.8943° N, 78.0302° E.
- Are there dams on the Toxkan?
- No dam on the Toxkan is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.