Sarysu (river)

Sarysu Сарысу
ISS image of the river
Map showing the course of the Sarysu
Location
Country	Kazakhstan
Physical characteristics
Source	confluence of Zhaman-Sarysu and Zhaksy-Sarysu Kazakh Uplands
• coordinates	48°40′28″N 71°35′38″E / 48.67444°N 71.59389°E / 48.67444; 71.59389
• elevation	477 m (1,565 ft)
Mouth	Telikol
• coordinates	45°12′39″N 66°36′28″E / 45.21083°N 66.60778°E / 45.21083; 66.60778
• elevation	128 m (420 ft)
Length	671 km (417 mi)
Basin size	81,600 km2 (31,500 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	7.3 m3/s (260 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Telikol→Shieli-Telikol Canal→Syr Darya→Aral Sea

The Sarysu (Kazakh: Сарысу, Sarysu; Russian: Сарысу́, Sarysu) is a river in Karaganda, Ulytau, Turkistan, and Kyzylorda Regions of Kazakhstan. It is 671 kilometres (417 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 81,600 square kilometres (31,500 sq mi).^[1]

The name sary su means yellow water in Turkic languages.