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Ak-Suu (Syr Darya) 
Summary
The Ak-Suu or Yokhsu/Oqsu (Kyrgyz: Ак-Суу, Tajik: Ёхсу, Оқсу) is a left tributary of the Syr Darya, flowing through Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan and Sughd Region of Tajikistan. The river starts at Ay-Kul, in the north slopes of Turkestan Range in Sarkent State Nature Park.[1] It flows into the river Syr Darya near the town Navkat in northern Tajikistan. The main settlements at the river are the village Ak-Suu in Kyrgyzstan and the town Navkat in Tajikistan.
| Ak-Suu | |
|---|---|
 The Ak-Suu near the village of Chuyanchy, Leylek District, Kyrgyzstan. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Turkestan Range |
| Mouth | |
• location | Syr Darya |
• coordinates | 40°11′36″N 69°20′33″E / 40.1933°N 69.3424°E |
| Length | 93 km (58 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,170 km2 (450 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3.81 m3/s (135 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Syr Darya→ North Aral Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Tenisbai, Kel, Djakurut, Berk-Suu, Gudunduk |
It is 93 kilometres (58 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 1,170 square kilometres (450 sq mi). Its average flow rate is 3.81 m3/s (135 cu ft/s).[2][3]
References edit
- ^ Asanov, U., ed. (2004). "Айкөл" [Ayköl] (PDF). Kyrgyzstandyn geografiyasy. Entsiklopediyalyk-okuu kitebi (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek: Mamlekettik til jana entsiklopediya borboru. p. 215. ISBN 9967-14-006-2. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Аксуу – Лейлек" [Aksuu - Leylek] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 180.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Ошская область: Энциклопедия [Osh Oblast Encyclopedia] (in Russian). Frunze: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1994. p. 445.
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