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Porsuk River

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Porsuk or Kocasu-Porsuk River (Porsuk Çayı, Kocasu-Porsuk Çayı), the ancient Tembris, is a river in Turkey, that flows for 448 km (278 mi). The city of Eskişehir is located on the banks of this river. The river is dammed by the Porsuk dam, forming large reservoirs. The Porsuk flows into the Sakarya River near the town of Polatlı, ancient Gordium.

Flows through: Turkey.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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