Göksun Çayı
Göksun Çayı upper course: Kömürsuyu |
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location | Kahramanmaraş ( Turkey ) | |
River system | Ceyhan | |
Drain over | Ceyhan → Mediterranean | |
Headwaters |
Binboğa Dağları 38 ° 22 ′ 11 " N , 36 ° 37 ′ 35" E |
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Source height | approx. 2200 m | |
muzzle |
Ceyhan coordinates: 38 ° 8 ′ 49 " N , 37 ° 0 ′ 17" E 38 ° 8 ′ 49 " N , 37 ° 0 ′ 17" E |
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Mouth height | 1132 m | |
Height difference | approx. 1068 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 9.3 ‰ | |
length | 115 km | |
Right tributaries | Terderek | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Adatepe Dam | |
Small towns | Goksun |
The Göksun Çayı is a right tributary of the Ceyhan in the southern Turkish province of Kahramanmaraş .
The Göksun Çayı rises in the Binboğa Dağları , a mountain range of the Tahtalı Mountains ( Central Taurus ). It flows in the upper reaches as Kömürsuyu in a southerly direction to Göksun . There it unites with the Terderek and turns to the northeast. After a further 20 km, the river is dammed by the Adatepe Dam . The Göksun Çayı finally flows 15 km west of Elbistan into the Ceyhan, which flows south. The Göksun Çayı has a length of 115 km.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b csb.gov.tr