Koksu (Karatal)

River in Kazakhstan

The Köksu (Kazakh: Көксу, lit. 'blue water') is a river of the Balkhash-Alakol Basin, Kazakhstan. It flows within Almaty Region, in the historical Semirechye region, from the western slopes of the Dzungarian Alatau. The river is 205 kilometres (127 mi) long and has a basin area of 4,670 square kilometres (1,800 mi2).