Alakır Çayı

Alakır Çayı
Alakır Çayı with the 1st segment arch of the bridge near Limyra
Data
location	Province of Antalya ( Turkey )
River system	Alakır Çayı
Headwaters	in Bey Dağları west of Antalya 36 ° 49 ′ 47 ″  N , 30 ° 18 ′ 9 ″  E
Source height	approx.  1800  m
muzzle	Finike Bay ( Mediterranean Sea ) Coordinates: 36 ° 18 ′ 57 ″  N , 30 ° 15 ′ 9 ″  E 36 ° 18 ′ 57 ″  N , 30 ° 15 ′ 9 ″  E
Mouth height	0  m
Height difference	approx. 1800 m
Bottom slope	approx. 29 ‰
length	62 km
Drain	MQ	4.5 m³ / s
Reservoirs flowed through	Alakır Dam

The Alakır Çayı is a river to the Mediterranean in the southern Turkish province of Antalya .

The Alakır Çayı rises in the Bey Dağları , a mountain range of the Taurus Mountains west of the city of Antalya . The river flows mainly in a southerly direction through the district of Kumluca . The Alakır Dam , completed in 1971, was built for flood and irrigation purposes and dams the river to form a 3 km² reservoir. Below the dam, the river continues its course south. The Alakır Çayı reaches the coastal plain and makes a sharp curve to the east and then again to the south, before flowing southwest of Kumluca into the Bay of Finike . The Alakır Çayı has a length of 62 km. The mean discharge is 4.5 m³ / s.

The ancient city of Limyra is located about 3 km west of the river . An ancient bridge, the so-called " Bridge at Limyra ", used to lead over the Alakır Çayı. Today there are still bridge remains on the western bank of the river.