Qvirila
| Qvirila | |
|---|---|
 The Qvirila near Sachkhere | |
  Qvirila  Qvirila (Imereti) | |
| 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) 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 Chiatura manganese ore deposit is located in the river basin.[2][3]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Qvirila.
- ^ 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
