Iupshara River

Iupshara
River
The Iupshara at its source
Country Georgia (Abkhazia[1])
Source Lake Ritsa
 - coordinates 43°28′17″N 40°32′01″E / 43.47139°N 40.53361°E / 43.47139; 40.53361
Mouth
 - location Gega River
 - coordinates 43°24′34″N 40°27′44″E / 43.40944°N 40.46222°E / 43.40944; 40.46222Coordinates: 43°24′34″N 40°27′44″E / 43.40944°N 40.46222°E / 43.40944; 40.46222
Length 12.6 km (8 mi)
Basin 170 km2 (66 sq mi)

The Iupshara (Georgian: იუფშარა, Russian: Юпшара) is a river in northern Abkhazia.[1] The river flows from Lake Ritsa to the Gega River, a tributary of the Bzyb River.

The total length of the river is 12.6 km (7.8 mi) with a gradient of 48.7 m/km (257 ft/mi). It drains an area of 170 km2 (66 sq mi). The highest discharge of the Iupshara is in May, 29.6 m3/s (1,050 cu ft/s), and the lowest in February, 0.94 m3/s (33 cu ft/s).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and the Republic of Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 2 of which have subsequently withdrawn their recognition.
  2. ↑ "о водном путешествии с эл. 5 к.с. по р.р.Юпшара-Гега-Бзыбь, совершённому на катамаранах с 30 августа по 9 сентября 2005г. группой из г. Москвы под руководством Боброва А.В." Retrieved 2016-11-27.


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