Kelkit Çayı
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Kelkit Çayı ancient names: Lykos, Lycus |
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 The Kelkit Çayı runs in the valley that extends from the center of the picture to the right edge of the picture |
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| location | Erzincan , Giresun , Gümüşhane , Sivas , Tokat ( Turkey ) | |
| River system | Yeşilırmak | |
| Drain over | Yeşilırmak → Black Sea | |
| source |
Eastern Pontic Mountains 40 ° 16 ′ 6 ″ N , 39 ° 24 ′ 33 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 2000 m | |
| muzzle |
Yeşilırmak coordinates: 40 ° 45 ′ 57 " N , 36 ° 30 ′ 33" E 40 ° 45 ′ 57 " N , 36 ° 30 ′ 33" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 200 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1800 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 5.1 ‰ | |
| length | 356 km | |
| Catchment area | 10,600 km² | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Kılıçkaya Dam , Çamlıgöze Dam | |
| Medium-sized cities | Niksar , Erbaa | |
| Small towns | Kelkit , Reşadiye | |
The Kelkit Çayı is the most important right tributary of the Yeşilırmak in northern Turkey .
The kelkit Çayı has the ancient name Lykos (Latinized Lycus ). It rises in the Eastern Pontic Mountains in the province of Gümüşhane north of the small town of Kelkit . From there it flows in a predominantly west-northwest direction through the provinces of Erzincan , Giresun , Sivas and Tokat , before flowing into the Yeşilırmak northwest of the city of Erbaa . There are two dams on the middle course: the Kılıçkaya dam and then the Çamlıgöze dam . On the lower reaches, over a distance of 150 km from Suşehri via Reşadiye to Niksar , the Kelkit Çayı flows along the North Anatolian Fault . The Çayı Kelkit has a length of 356 km. It drains an area of 10,600 km².
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Article Kelkit Çayı in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)