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Mokvi River

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Country
  
Georgia (Abkhazia)

Length
  
47 km

River mouth
  
Black Sea

Main source
  
Caucasus Major 2,560 m (8,400 ft)

Basin size
  
336 square kilometres (130 sq mi)

Discharge
  
Average rate: 18 m/s (640 cu ft/s)

Mokvi (Abkhaz: Мықу; Georgian: მდინარე მოქვი) is a river in the Ochamchira District of Abkhazia, Georgia. 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.

Contents

Map of Mokvi River

Literature

  • I. Apkhazava, Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, V. 7, p. 148, Tbilisi, 1984 year.
  • References

    Mokvi River Wikipedia