Laba (river) explained

Laba
Map:Laba.svg
Pushpin Map:Russia Krasnodar Krai#Caucasus mountains#European Russia
Source1 Coordinates:44.2875°N 40.8958°W
Mouth Coordinates:45.1872°N 39.6914°W
Length:214km (133miles)
Basin Size:12500km2

The Laba (Russian: Лаба; Circassian: Лабэжъ Labez̄) is a river in Krasnodar Krai and Adygea of European Russia. It is a left tributary of the Kuban, which it joins at Ust-Labinsk. It is formed by the confluence of the Bolshaya Laba and the Malaya Laba (Малая Лаба; Лабэжьый Labez̄yj). It is used for irrigation and log driving. It is also suitable for rafting. It is long (including the Bolshaya Laba), and has a drainage basin of .

Its main tributaries are, from source to mouth, Malaya Laba (left), Khodz (left), Chokhrak (left), Chamlyk (right), Fars (left), Ulka (left), Giaga (left) and Psenafa (left).