Engilchek (river)

The Engilchek (Эңилчек) is a river in Ak-Suu District of Issyk-Kul Region of eastern Kyrgyzstan. It drains the Engilchek Glacier in the Central Tian Shan Mountains. It is a left tributary of the river Saryjaz (Aksu in China). It is 62 km long, has a drainage basin of 1739 km2, and its annual average flow rate is 30.0 m3/s. The only populated place on its banks is the mining village Engilchek, near its confluence with the Saryjaz.