Akçay (Great Meander)
Akçay ancient names: Harpasus, Harpasus |
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location | Aydın , Denizli , Muğla ( Turkey ) | |
River system | Big meander | |
Drain over | Great meander → Mediterranean | |
source | near Beyağaç (Denizli Province) 37 ° 12 ′ 36 ″ N , 29 ° 1 ′ 4 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 1000 m | |
muzzle |
Large meander coordinates: 37 ° 50 ′ 59 ″ N , 28 ° 16 ′ 23 ″ E 37 ° 50 ′ 59 ″ N , 28 ° 16 ′ 23 ″ E |
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Mouth height | 79 m | |
Height difference | approx. 921 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 7.9 ‰ | |
length | 116 km | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Kemer dam | |
Small towns | Beyağaç |
The Akçay is a 116 km long left tributary of the Great Meander ( Büyük Menderes ) in southwest Turkey . The river name means "white river". In ancient times the river was called Harpasos (Latinized Harpasus ).
The Akçay rises near Beyağaç in the southwest of the Denizli province . From there it flows in a predominantly west-northwest direction. It later forms the provincial border between Denizli and Muğla . The river reaches the province of Aydın , where it is dammed by the Kemer Dam . The Akçay then flows through the Bozdoğan district in a wide valley in a northerly direction and joins the Great Meander six kilometers south-southwest of the city of Nazilli .