The Kızılırmak flows for a total of 1355 kilometers , rising in Eastern Anatolia around coord, flowing first to the west and southwest until coord, then forming a wide arch, the "Halys bend", flowing first to the west, then to the northwest, passing to the northeast of Lake Tuz, then to the north and northeast, where it is joined by its major tributary, the Delice River (also known by its Greek name Cappadox) at coord, and after zigzagging to the northwest to the confluence with the Devrez River at coord, and back to the northeast, joining the Gökırmak before finally flowing through its delta into the Black Sea at coord.