Qvirila
Appearance
Qvirila | |
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![]() The Qvirila near Zestaponi | |
Native name | ყვირილა (Georgian) |
Location | |
Country | Georgia |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Rioni |
• coordinates | 42°10′21″N 42°43′43″E / 42.1724°N 42.7285°E |
Length | 140 km (87 mi) |
Basin size | 3,630 km2 (1,400 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rioni→ Black Sea |
Tributaries | |
• right | Dzirula |
The Qvirila (Georgian: ყვირილა [χʼviɾiɫä]) is a river of Georgia. It is 140 km (87 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 3,630 km2 (1,400 sq mi).[1] It is a left affluent of the Rioni, which it joins south of the city Kutaisi.
Geographic information
It originates in South Ossetia, in the gorges of the mountains of the
m³ / s, at the mouth of about 90 m³ /from. The river is suitable for whitewater canoeing
.
The
References
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- ^ Statistical Yearbook of Georgia: 2020, National Statistics Office of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2020, p. 12.
- ^ Qvirila, Georgia Mindat.org
- ^ Chiat'ura Mn deposit (Chiaturskoe Mn deposit), Chiat'ura, Imereti, Georgia Mindat.org