The Sarysu (, ''Sarysu''; , ''Sarysu'') is a river in

Karaganda Karaganda (, ; ), also known as Karagandy (, ; ; ) (also sometimes romanized as Qaraghandy), is a major city in central Kazakhstan and the capital of the Karaganda Region. It is the fifth most populous city in the country, with a population o ...

, Ulytau,

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, and Kyzylorda Regions of

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. It is long, and has a

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of . The name ''sary su'' means ''yellow water'' in

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It arises above

Zhanaarka Zhanaarka (; ) —until 2020 ''Atasu'', is a settlement in Zhanaarka District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the district and the only populated center of the Atasu rural district (KATO code - 354430100). Population: ...

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 The Ashchykol Depression (), is a depression in the Turkistan and Kyzylorda regions, Kazakhstan.Google Earth The village of Taykonyr, Suzak District, Turkistan Region is located in the depression. The Ashchykol zone includes a Important Bird ...

and to the east of the Dariyaly plain. River Boktykaryn runs parallel to it just before the Sarysu bends west towards the Telikol.Сырдарья (река)

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The main tributaries of the Sarysu are the

Zhaman Sarysu The Zhaman Sarysu () is a river in the Zhanaarka District, Ulytau Region, and Shet District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It has a length of and a drainage basin of .Google Earth It is one of the most important tributaries of the Sarysu. The c ...

, Zhaksy Sarysu, Surtisu, Atasu, Taldymanaka and

Karakengir The Karakengir (; ), also known as Kengir, is a river in the Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan. It has a length of and a drainage basin of .Google Earth It is one of the most important tributaries of the Sarysu. The city of Zhezkazgan ...

. The long Shieli-Telikol Canal was built for irrigation, connecting the Telikol lacustrine basin to the north with the

Syr Darya The Syr Darya ( ),; ; ; ; ; /. historically known as the Jaxartes ( , ), is a river in Central Asia. The name, which is Persian language, Persian, literally means ''Syr Sea'' or ''Syr River''. It originates in the Tian Shan, Tian Shan Mountain ...

river near Shieli.

References

* 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

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* Rivers of Kazakhstan Sarysu basin {{Kazakhstan-river-stub

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