Sarysu (river)
{{About|the river in Kazakhstan|the river in Turkmenistan and northern Iran|Sumbar River}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Sarysu
| other_name = Сарысу
| image = ISS047-E-76685 - View of Earth.jpg
| image_caption = ISS image of the river
| map = Sarysu.png
| map_caption = Map showing the course of the Sarysu
| source1 = confluence of Zhaman-Sarysu and Zhaksy-Sarysu
Kazakh Uplands
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|48|40|28|N|71|35|38|E|}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|477|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth = Telikol
| mouth_location =
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|128|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|45|12|39|N|66|36|28|E|region:KZ_type:landmark_source:kolossus-frwiki|display=it}}
| progression = Telikol→Shieli-Telikol Canal→Syr Darya→Aral Sea
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Kazakhstan
| length = {{convert|671|km|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|7.3|m3/s|abbr=on}}
| basin_size = {{convert|81600|km2|abbr=on}}
}}
The Sarysu ({{langx|kk|Сарысу}}, Sarysu; {{langx|ru|Сарысу́}}, Sarysu) is a river in Karaganda, Ulytau, Turkistan, and Kyzylorda Regions of Kazakhstan. It is {{convert|671|km}} long, and has a drainage basin of {{convert|81600|km2}}.[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article099815.html Сарысу], Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The name sary su means yellow water in Turkic languages.
Course
It arises above Zhanaarka and flows generally westward towards Kzyl-Dzhar where it turns south-westward past Birlestik and Zhanabas, then heading ever-more southerly it ends in the Telikol, across a cluster of small intermittent lakes at the western end of the Ashchykol Depression and to the east of the Dariyaly plain. River Boktykaryn runs parallel to it just before the Sarysu bends west towards the Telikol.{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/m-42.jpg|title=M-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=25 July 2022}}{{Cite Efron|wstitle=Сары-су}}[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article108154.html Сырдарья (река)], Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The main tributaries of the Sarysu are the Zhaman Sarysu, Zhaksy Sarysu, Surtisu, Atasu, Taldymanaka and Karakengir.
The {{convert|181|km|sp=us}} long Shieli-Telikol Canal was built for irrigation, connecting the Telikol lacustrine basin to the north with the Syr Darya river near Shieli.{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/l-42.jpg|title=L-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=11 November 2022}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
- Allen, W. E. D. (1956) "The Sources for G. Delisle's "Carte des Pays Voisins de la Mer Caspiene" of 1723" Imago Mundi 13: pp. 137–150, p. 139
External links
- {{Commons category inline|Sarysu River}}
{{Rivers of Kazakhstan}}
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