Karasu (Euphrates headwaters)
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Karasu Western Euphrates |
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 Course of the Karasu as the northern (right) source river of the Euphrates |
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| location | Turkey | |
| River system | Shatt al-Arab | |
| Drain over | Euphrates → Shatt al-Arab → Persian Gulf | |
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Dumlu Dağı between Erzurum and Tortum 40 ° 9 ′ 35 ″ N , 41 ° 32 ′ 26 ″ E |
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Keban Reservoir Coordinates: 38 ° 52 '29 " N , 38 ° 47' 38" E 38 ° 52 '29 " N , 38 ° 47' 38" E
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| length | 470 km | |
| Catchment area | 22,000 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Tuzla Çayı | |
| Right tributaries | Serçeme Çayı , Çaltı Çayı | |
| Small towns | Aşkale | |
| Communities | Kemah , Kemaliye | |
 Keban dam at the confluence of the Karasu and Murat rivers |
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The Karasu ( Turkish for "black water") also Western Euphrates is a river in eastern Turkey . In antiquity and the times of the Byzantine Empire it had the Greek name Τηλεβόας ( Telebóas ).
It forms the northern (right) source river of the Euphrates and rises at Dumlu Dağı , an offshoot of the Mescit Dağları , northeast of the provincial capital Erzurum and south of the district town Tortum . The water from these springs covers 470 km until it joins the Murat to the Euphrates. The Karasu flows first to the southwest towards the city of Erzurum, then through the valley landscapes of the provinces of Erzurum and Erzincan to the west. Then he describes a wide left curve to the south, to flow from the north-west into the Keban reservoir . Here it unites with the water of the Murat coming from the east to the Euphrates.
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- ↑ a b Article Karasu in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)