Amtkeli | |
Native Name: | Georgian: ამტყელი |
Name Other: | Amt’q’eli |
Pushpin Map: | Abkhazia#Georgia |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia, Abkhazia |
Length: | 39km (24miles) |
Source1: | Caucasus Mountains |
Source1 Location: | Georgia, Abkhazia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 43.0458°N 41.3244°W |
Mouth: | Kodori |
Mouth Coordinates: | 43.2558°N 41.2894°W |
Progression: | Kodori→ Black Sea |
Amtkeli (Georgian: ამტყელი Abkhazian: Амтҟьал)[1] 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 398km2.[2]
The Amtkeli is fed by snow, rain and groundwater. Floods occur in late spring and summer, and the low flows occur in winter.[2]