Ak-Suu (Syr Darya)

Ak-Suu
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

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.

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

^ 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.