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Evidence of water level variations in Lake Issyk-Kul is obtained from the position of lake terraces, from archaeological findings on the lake shore and the bottom of the lake, from historical accounts, and from recent instrumental monitoring.
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Romanovsky, V.V. (2002). Water Level Variations and Water Balance of Lake Issyk-Kul. In: Klerkx, J., Imanackunov, B. (eds) Lake Issyk-Kul: Its Natural Environment. NATO Science Series, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0491-6_4
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