Göksu (Seyhan)

Göksu
Data
location	Adana , Kahramanmaraş , Kayseri ( Turkey )
River system	Seyhan
Drain over	Seyhan  → Mediterranean
Headwaters	in the Tahtalı Mountains 38 ° 38 ′ 46 ″  N , 36 ° 38 ′ 53 ″  E
Source height	approx.  2000  m
Association with	Zamantı near Aladağ / Adana zum Seyhan Coordinates: 37 ° 36 '22 "  N , 35 ° 35' 6"  E 37 ° 36 '22 "  N , 35 ° 35' 6"  E
Mouth height	323  m
Height difference	approx. 1677 m
Bottom slope	approx. 8.4 ‰
length	approx. 200 km
Reservoirs flowed through	Gökkaya Dam , Feke-2 Dam , Quantity Dam , Köprü Dam
Small towns	Sarız , Feke
Communities	Himmetli

The Göksu (means “blue water”) flowing through eastern Cilicia is the shorter and eastern source river of the Seyhan after the western Zamantı river .

In the 2000s, the river's hydropower was developed and several hydropower plants and dams were built along the course of the river. The Göksu has its source in the Tahtalı Mountains northeast of Sarız in the Kayseri Province . It flows mainly in a south-westerly direction through Sarız. In Central Taurus above Himmetli is located Gökkaya Dam . Further smaller dams are located downstream. The Göksu passes the district town of Feke . Below Feke the flux by three high RCC - gravity dams ( Feke-2-dam , Volume dam and Köprü dam almost accumulated) over the entire length. Finally, about 80 km before the city of Adana near Aladağ in the Adana province , it meets the main source river Zamantı and thus forms the river Seyhan, which later flows into the Mediterranean at Tarsus .