Amtkeli River

Amtkeli (ამტყელი)
River
Country  Georgia
Source Caucasus Mountains
Mouth Kodori River
 - coordinates 43°15′21″N 41°17′22″E / 43.25583°N 41.28944°E / 43.25583; 41.28944Coordinates: 43°15′21″N 41°17′22″E / 43.25583°N 41.28944°E / 43.25583; 41.28944
Length 39 km (24 mi)

Amtkeli (Georgian: ამტყელი) is a small river in north-western Georgia. It originates in the Caucasus Mountains, in the region of Upper Abkhazia, in the western part of the Chkhalta range near Amtkeli pass. It flows south to Lake Amtkeli and joins the Kodori River. Its catchment area is 398 square kilometres (154 sq mi).[1]

The Amtkeli is fed by snow, rain and groundwater. Floods occur in late spring and summer, and the low flows occur in winter.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "ამტყელი" [Amtkeli]. ქართული საბჭოთა ენცილოპედია [Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia] (in Georgian) 1. Tbilisi. 1975. p. 409.


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