Aqsu (Arys)
Aqsu Ақсу |
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Aqsu Gorge |
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location | Sairam , Töle Bi in Türkistan (Kazakhstan) | |
River system | Amu Darya | |
Drain over | Arys → Syr Darja → Aral Sea | |
source |
Talas-Alatau 42 ° 18 ′ 15 ″ N , 70 ° 51 ′ 57 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 3400 m | |
muzzle |
Ary's coordinates: 42 ° 35 ′ 51 " N , 69 ° 35 ′ 25" E 42 ° 35 ′ 51 " N , 69 ° 35 ′ 25" E
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length | 133 km | |
Catchment area | 766 km² | |
Drain |
MQ |
9.68 m³ / s |
Communities | Aqsukent |
The Aqsu ( Kazakh Ақсу - "White River") is a left tributary of the Arys in southern Kazakhstan .
The Aqsu rises in the far west of the Talas-Alatau on the border with Kyrgyzstan . The upper reaches of the Aqsu in the mountains are in the Aqsu-Schabaghyly nature reserve . The river initially flows in a west-south-westerly direction, later in a westerly direction out of the mountains into the steppe plain . There he turns to the northwest and passes the municipality of Aqsukent . Finally it flows into the Arys, a right tributary of the Syr Darja . The Aqsu has a length of 133 km. It drains an area of 766 km². The mean discharge in Audany Sairam is 9.68 m³ / s.