Mokvi River
Mokvi | |
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Basin | |
Main source | Caucasus Major |
Source elevation | 2,560 m (8,400 ft) |
River mouth | Black Sea |
Watershed area | 336 square kilometres (130 sq mi) |
Countries | Georgia |
Physiognomy | |
Length | 47 km (29 mi) |
Avg. discharge | 18 m3/s (640 cu ft/s) |
Mokvi (Georgian: მდინარე მოქვი [mdinɑrɛ mɔkʰvi]) is a river in north-western Georgia, in Ochamchire municipality. The river's length is about 47 km and watershed — 336 km2. It forms on southern slopes of Kodori range, at 2560 meters above sea level. River mouth with the Black Sea is near village Jukmuri. Mokvi river feeds by snow, rain and groundwater.
Literature
- I. Apkhazava, Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, V. 7, p. 148, Tbilisi, 1984 year.
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