The Porsuk River also Kocasu-Porsuk River (), ancient Tembris, is a

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

in Turkey, that flows for . The city of

Eskişehir Eskişehir ( , ; from 'old' and 'city') is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 821 315 (Odunpazari + Tebebasi), with a metropolitan population of 921 630. The city is l ...

is located on the banks of this river. The river is dammed by the

Porsuk dam Porsuk Dam is a dam in Turkey. The dam on the Porsuk River is located on the border of Eskişehir Province, Eskişehir and Kütahya Province, Kutahya. The development was backed by the State Hydraulic Works (Turkey), Turkish State Hydraulic Works ...

, forming large reservoirs. The Porsuk flows into the

Sakarya River The Sakarya (; ; ; ) is the third longest river in Turkey. It runs through the region known in ancient times as Phrygia. It was considered one of the principal rivers of Asia Minor (Anatolia) in Greek classical antiquity, and is mentioned in th ...

near the town of

Polatlı Polatlı (formerly Ancient Greek: Γόρδιον, Górdion and Latin: Gordium) is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey. Its area is 3,618 km2, and its population is 128,378 (2022). It is 80 km west of the Turkish capital ...

, ancient

Gordium Gordion ( Phrygian: ; ; or ; ) was the capital city of ancient Phrygia. It was located at the site of modern Yassıhüyük, about southwest of Ankara (capital of Turkey), in the immediate vicinity of Polatlı district. Gordion's location at ...

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* Rivers of Turkey Landforms of Eskişehir Province {{Turkey-river-stub

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