Bugun Dam

Bugun Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Bugun Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Bugun Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.74162, 69.00950. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bugun Dam

• Бөген бөгені · lake · Turkistan Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Domalak Ana Mausoleum · dargah · Turkistan Region · ~70 km · Must-see
• Otrar · attraction · Turkistan Region · ~74 km · Must-see
• Conservated church in Karaspan village · church · Turkistan Region · ~34 km
• Ovrag Ashchyozen · viewpoint · Turkistan Region · ~44 km
• Arys sanatorium · attraction · Turkistan Region · ~46 km
• Loshchina Argynsay · viewpoint · Turkistan Region · ~49 km
• Arys station railway complex · attraction · Turkistan Region · ~50 km
• Loshchina Zhankozhasay · viewpoint · Turkistan Region · ~53 km
• Ovrag Kabulsay · viewpoint · Turkistan Region · ~53 km
• Ovrag Arshabay · viewpoint · Turkistan Region · ~57 km
• Conservated church in Akbulak village · church · Turkistan Region · ~60 km
• Loshchina Karagayly · viewpoint · Turkistan Region · ~61 km
• Soviet mosaic in Shaulder settlement · attraction · Turkistan Region · ~65 km
• Otrar museum · museum · Turkistan Region · ~66 km
• Huge explosion crater · attraction · Turkistan Region · ~75 km
• Kurgan Karaultobe · fort · Turkistan Region · ~16 km
• Razvaliny Kostiin · fort · Turkistan Region · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bugun Dam

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• Көксарай су қоймасы · lake · Turkistan Region · ~77 km
• Ozero Kum-Kul’ · lake · Turkistan Region · ~51 km
• Ozero Shelaukol’ · lake · Turkistan Region · ~56 km
• Ozero Karsak · lake · Turkistan Region · ~59 km
• Kapchagayskoye Vodokhranilishche · lake · Turkistan Region · ~73 km
• Vodokhranilishche Dosankarabas · lake · Turkistan Region · ~75 km
• Vodokhranilishche Aksabulak · lake · Turkistan Region · ~76 km
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