Aksu Çayı (Ceyhan)
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| location | Kahramanmaraş ( Turkey ) | |
| River system | Ceyhan | |
| Drain over | Ceyhan → Mediterranean | |
| source |
Engizek Dağı 37 ° 46 ′ 35 " N , 37 ° 21 ′ 35" E |
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| Source height | approx. 1100 m | |
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Sır Dam Coordinates: 37 ° 34 ′ 20 ″ N , 36 ° 47 ′ 3 ″ E 37 ° 34 ′ 20 ″ N , 36 ° 47 ′ 3 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 435 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 665 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 4.4 ‰ | |
| length | 150 km | |
| Right tributaries | Erkenez Çayı | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Kartalkaya Dam | |
| Medium-sized cities | Pazarcık | |
| Small towns | Narli | |
The Aksu Çayı is a left tributary of the Ceyhan in the Turkish province of Kahramanmaraş .
The Aksu Çayı rises near the town of Küçükcerit Köyü on Engizek Dağı . It initially flows in a south-easterly direction, later to the south and south-west. The Aksu Çayı is dammed by the Kartalkaya dam near the district town of Pazarcık . Downstream is the small town of Narlı . The Aksu Çayı flows in an arc to the west and later to the north. South of the provincial capital Kahramanmaraş , it turns west and flows into the Ceyhan, which was dammed up by the Sır Dam . The Aksu Çayı has a length of 150 km.