Keke Meren River

The Keke Meren River (Kyrgyz: кмeрен) is a right tributary of the Naryn that flows through Kyrgyzstan's Chüy (Jayyl District) and Naryn (Jumgal District). The confluence of the rivers Suusamyr and Batysh Karakol gives it its name (Western Karakol).

It's 199 kilometers long (124 miles), with a drainage basin of 10,400 square kilometers (4,000 square miles) with an average discharge of 80.3 cubic meters per second (2,840 cubic feet per second). It has a lot of potential for hydropower.

China and Kyrgyzstan signed a memorandum of intent in June 2011 to start building on the Kökömeren River power plant chain in 2012. On the Kökömeren, whitewater rafting and fishing are popular tourist activities.

Keke Meren River is a very beautiful place, suitable for fishing, hiking and rafting. There are small hotels in Kyrgyzstan (yurts). It is easy to get here from Bishkek by car in about 4-5 hours. This river is sometimes wide and always fast flowing with impressive gorges. This is a place where rafting requires high skill.

Length: 108 km