Mokvi (river) explained

Mokvi
Pushpin Map:Abkhazia#Georgia
Source1 Location:Caucasus Major
Source1 Coordinates:42.9644°N 41.7664°W
Source1 Elevation:2560m (8,400feet)
Mouth:Georgia/Abkhazia
Mouth Location:Black Sea
Mouth Coordinates:42.7481°N 41.4139°W
Mouth Elevation:0feet
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Georgia (Abkhazia)
Length:47km (29miles)
Discharge1 Avg:18m3/s
Basin Size:336km2

Mokvi (Georgian: მოქვი; Abkhazian: Мықу) 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.[1]

Notes and References

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