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Aksu River (Kazakhstan)

Aksu River
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Satellite image of Aksu River delta as it enters Lake Balkhash with the Lepsy River just to the east
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Map of the Lake Balkhash drainage basin
Country Kazakhstan
Physical characteristics
Main source Dzungarian Alatau Mountains
River mouth Lake Balkhash

The Aksu River (Russian: Аксу, Kazakh: Ақсу) is a river in Kazakhstan that originates in the Dzungarian Alatau Mountains near the border with China and flows into Lake Balkhash. In Turkic languages, the name '+' literally means "clean/white water". The Aksu is one of the main rivers of the historic region of Zhetysu.

The river flows north from the border with China before turning north-westward passing by Matay and then northward when it reaches the Saryesik-Atyrau Desert, a large sand desert south of Lake Balkhash. The river empties into Lake Balkhash just west of the Lepsy River on its southern side. Aksu freezes in December and stays icebound until March. Because of irrigation, the river's flow into Lake Balkash is limited.

Coordinates: 46°19′24″N 78°12′36″E / 46.32342°N 78.21004°E / 46.32342; 78.21004


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