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The '''Aksu''' (ancient name in [[Greek language|Greek]] '''Κεστρoς''', ''Kestros''), is a river of [[Antalya Province]] (southwestern [[Turkey]]), which rises in the mountains of [[Taurus Mountains|Toros]]. The course of the Aksu is between the [[Düden Çayı|Düden]] to the west and of the [[Köprüçay River|Köprüçay]] to the east. |
The '''Aksu''' (ancient name in [[Greek language|Greek]] '''Κεστρoς''', ''Kestros''), is a river of [[Antalya Province]] (southwestern [[Turkey]]), which rises in the mountains of [[Taurus Mountains|Toros]]. The course of the Aksu is between the [[Düden Çayı|Düden]] to the west and of the [[Köprüçay River|Köprüçay]] to the east. |
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==History== |
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The river is mentioned by [[Pomponius Mela]] as a navigable river, and as being navigable as far upriver as [[Perga]], 60 [[Ancient Greek units of measurement|stadia]] (about {{convert|11.1|km}})<!---assumed 185 m per stadia--> from its mouth, according to [[Strabo]]. |
The river is mentioned by [[Pomponius Mela]] as a navigable river, and as being navigable as far upriver as [[Perga]], 60 [[Ancient Greek units of measurement|stadia]] (about {{convert|11.1|km}})<!---assumed 185 m per stadia--> from its mouth, according to [[Strabo]]. It silted up over the Byzantine era, and Perga declined as a result.<ref>http://www.anatolia.luwo.be/destinations/perge.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:44, 8 March 2016
The Aksu (ancient name in Greek Κεστρoς, Kestros), is a river of Antalya Province (southwestern Turkey), which rises in the mountains of Toros. The course of the Aksu is between the Düden to the west and of the Köprüçay to the east.
History
The river is mentioned by Pomponius Mela as a navigable river, and as being navigable as far upriver as Perga, 60 stadia (about 11.1 kilometres (6.9 mi)) from its mouth, according to Strabo. It silted up over the Byzantine era, and Perga declined as a result.[1]
Today
The Aksu is 100 metres (330 ft) wide at its mouth, and 3 metres (9.8 ft) deep within the bar, which extends across the mouth, and so shallow in places in its delta as to be impassable to boats that draw more than 1 foot (0.30 m) of water. The swell from the sea meeting the stream generally produces a violent surf.
At its headwaters is the Kovada Lake and just below that the Karacaören Dam reservoir.
References
- Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, "Cestrus", London, (1854)
- Glover, Clare P, Robertson, Alastair F (March 1998) "Role of regional extension and uplift in the Plio-Pleistocene evolution of the Aksu Basin, SW Turkey" Journal of the Geological Society 155(2): pp. 365-387
- Çapraz, Soner and Arslan, Naime (2005) "The Oligochaeta (Annelida) Fauna of Aksu Stream (Antalya)" Turkish Journal of Zoology 29: pp. 229-236
- Wildekamp, R.H. (1997) "First record of the eastern Asiatic gobionid fish Pseudorasbora parva from the Asiatic part of Turkey" Journal of Fish Biology 51(4): pp. 858–861
37°32′48″N 36°51′59″E / 37.546755°N 36.866298°E
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