Delice Çayı

Delice Çayı Delice Irmağı ancient name: Cappadox
Location of the Delice Çayı
Data
location	Çankırı , Çorum , Kırıkkale , Kırşehir , Yozgat ( Turkey )
River system	Kızılırmak
Drain over	Kızılırmak  → Black Sea
Confluence of	Karasu Çayı and Kanak Çayı 39 ° 30 ′ 2 ″  N , 34 ° 44 ′ 58 ″  E
Source height	approx.  920  m
muzzle	Kızılırmak coordinates: 40 ° 28 ′ 20 "  N , 34 ° 8 ′ 28"  E 40 ° 28 ′ 20 "  N , 34 ° 8 ′ 28"  E
Mouth height	approx.  500  m
Height difference	approx. 420 m
Bottom slope	approx. 1.9 ‰
length	approx. 220 km  (including source rivers 426 km)
Catchment area	17,228 km²
Left tributaries	Kılıçözü Çayı
Right tributaries	Budaközü Çayı
Medium-sized cities	Yerkoy
Small towns	Şefaatli
Communities	Delice , Kavşut
Valley of Delice Çayı in Kırıkkale Province

The Delice Çayı (also Delice Irmağı ) is a right tributary of the Kızılırmak in Central Anatolia ( Turkey ).

The Delice Çayı was called Cappadox in ancient times . The river arises in the city of Şefaatli in the province of Yozgat at the confluence of Karasu Çayı (left) and Kanak Çayı (right). It initially flows in a west-northwest direction past the city of Yerköy . South of the village of Delice , the Kılıçözü Çayı flows from the left into the Delice Çayı. The Delice Çayı then turns north and passes Delice. At Kavşut , the Budaközü Çayı flows into the river on the right. Finally, the Delice Çayı joins the Kızılırmak after about 220 km. The Delice Çayı has a total length including its headwaters of 426 km. It drains an area of ​​17,228 km².