The Koksu ( kk, Көксу, ''Köksu''; ''su'' meaning "river") is a river of the

Balkhash-Alakol Basin The Balkhash-Alakol Basin or Balkhash-Alakol Depression( kk, Балқаш-Алакөл ойысы; rus, Балхаш-Алакольская котловина), is a flat structural basin in southeastern Kazakhstan.

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. It flows within

Almaty Region Almaty Region ( kk, Алматы облысы, Almaty oblysy; russian: Алматинская область, Almatinskaya oblast) is a region in Kazakhstan, located in the southeastern part of the country. Its capital, from 1997 to 2022 was the ...

, in the historical

Semirechye Zhetysu, or Jeti-Suu ( kk, , Жетісу, pronounced ; ky, ''Jeti-Suu'', (), meaning "seven rivers"; also transcribed ''Zhetisu'', ''Jetisuw'', ''Jetysu'', ''Jeti-su'', ''Jity-su'', ''Жетысу'',, United States National Geospatial-I ...

region, from the western slopes of the

Dzungarian Alatau The Dzungarian Alatau ( mn, Зүүнгарын Алатау, ''Züüngaryn Alatau''; ; kk, Жетісу Алатауы, ''Jetısu Alatauy''; russian: Джунгарский Алатау, ''Dzhungarskiy Alatau'') is a mountain range that lies on t ...

. The river is long and has a basin area of .Коксу

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It is the largest river in the

Koksu District Koksu District ( kk, Көксу ауданы, ) is a district of Jetisu Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the settlement of Balpyk Bi Balpyk Bi ( kk, Балпық би, ''Balpyq Bi'') is a settlement and capita ...

, named after it.About Koksu District
Several hydro-electric projects are located along the river including the

Kyzylbulak Hydroelectric Power Plant Kyzylbulak Hydroelectric Power Plant is the hydroelectric power plant in Balpyk Bi, Koksu District, in Almaty Province, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asi ...

and

Kyzylkungei Hydroelectric Power Plant Kyzylkungei Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectric power planton the Koksu River in Rudnichny village, Koksu District, in Almaty Province, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country loc ...

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Rivers of Kazakhstan Landforms of Almaty Region Tributaries of Lake Balkhash {{Kazakhstan-river-stub