Sary-Chelek (also Sarychelek, Kyrgyz: Сарычелек; Russian: Сары-Челек) is a mountain lake located in Sary-Chelek Nature Reserve in Jalal-Abad Province in Western Kyrgyzstan. It is north of Arkyt (the park headquarters) at the eastern end of the Chatkal Range. There are a number of smaller lakes in the area.^[1] The lake is 7.5 km (4.7 mi) long and its average width is 650 m (2,130 ft). Its area is 4.92 km² (1.90 sq mi) and its maximum depth is 234 m (768 ft). It is drained by the river Toskool, a tributary of the Kojata.^[2]

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Lake Sary-Chelek
View from the south end of Sary-Chelek looking north
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Coordinates	41°54′N 71°57′E
Type	Mountain lake
Primary inflows	Glaciers
Primary outflows	Toskool
Basin countries	Kyrgyzstan
Max. length	7.5 km (4.7 mi)
Max. width	650 m (2,130 ft)
Surface area	4.92 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Max. depth	234 m (768 ft)
Surface elevation	1,873 m (6,145 ft)

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