Ak-Suu (Chu)
The Ak-Suu or Aq-Suu (Kyrgyz: Ак-Суу [ɑq suː], Kazakh: Ақсу Aqsū, both meaning "white water") is a river running through mostly Moskva District, Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan and Shu District, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan. It is 155 kilometres (96 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 483 square kilometres (186 sq mi).[1] It takes its rise on the northern slope of the Kyrgyz Ala-Too, and it runs through the Narzan Valley north into the Chuy Valley and through the city of Belovodskoye, which is named after it. It flows into the Chu (left tributary) in southern Kazakhstan.[2]
| Ak-Suu | |
|---|---|
 The Ak-Suu flowing from the Narzan Valley past the village of Jardy-Suu | |
| Native name | Ак-Суу |
| Location | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan |
| Region | Chuy Region, Jambyl Region |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan |
| Mouth | Chu |
• location | Kazakhstan |
• coordinates | 43°20′17″N 73°58′12″E |
• elevation | 515 m (1,690 ft) |
| Length | 155 km (96 mi) |
| Basin size | 483 km2 (186 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Chu→ Betpak-Dala desert |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Temen-Suu |
References
- "Кыргызстандын Географиясы" [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (PDF) (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 180. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014.
- Чу (река), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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