Müftü River

Müftü River (also called Efrenk River and Arslanköy River) is a short river in Mersin Province, Turkey.

Geography

Müftü River in Mersin

The headwaters are in the Toros Mountains, near the town of Arslanköy and the village of Sadiye. The river runs east and then south, flowing to the Mediterranean Sea within the city of Mersin at 36°47′06″N 34°37′16″E / 36.785°N 34.62111°E / 36.785; 34.62111. In fact the river is the borderline between the intercity districts of Mersin. Yenişehir is to the west and Akdeniz and Toroslar are to the east of the river. There are three bridges within Mersin and one on the Çukurova motorway just north of the city.

Flow rate

The drainage basin is merely 480 km² (185 mi²). But the altitudes of the headwaters are about 1,500 metres (4,900 ft). Thus the river flows fast. Like the other locations of the Mediterranean Region annual precipitation is mostly in the spring and the winter. So the flow rate is highly irregular depending on the season. While the average flow rate is quite low, 303 m³/s (10700 ft³/s) had been recorded during the flood of 2001.^[1].

Arslanköy pond

Arslanköy pond is an artificial pond on the upper reaches of the river. The storage capacity is 1.3 hm³ (1.7·10⁶yd³) and the total irrigation area is about 1.78 km² (0.69 mi²). ^[2]

References

1. ^ A report (Turkish)
2. ^ General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works page