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 is formed at the north slopes of Turkestan Range in Sarkent State Nature Park. 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 | |
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Location | |
Country | Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Turkestan Range |
Mouth | |
• location | Syr Darya |
• coordinates | 40.1933°N 69.3424°E / 40.1933; 69.3424 |
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).[1][2]
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