Suramula

Suramula
Suramula near the village Kvenatkoca
Native name სურამულა
Physical characteristics
Main source Likhi Range
1,200 m
42°11′54″N 43°29′54″E / 42.19833°N 43.49833°E / 42.19833; 43.49833
Length 42 km
Basin features
Basin size 719 km²

Suramula (Georgian: სურამულა) is a river in Khashuri Municipality, and a left tributary of the Kura River. It starts at the left slope of Likhi Range, 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) above sea level, and runs a length of 42 kilometres (26 mi). The basin is 719 square kilometres (278 sq mi). This river is nourished by rain, snow, and groundwater. It is known to flood in the spring[1] and in autumn, but it lacks water in winter.[2]

This river is polluted with substances like nitrite nitrogen. It once was polluted with excessive amounts of iron, although this problem has since been fixed.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ But the summer of 2011 marked the river mudflow, which is not characteristic of Likhi range rivers.
  2. ↑ Abkhazava I., Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, Vol. 9, p. 610, Tb., 1985.
  3. ↑ Lomsadze, Zurab; Makharadze, Ketevan; Pirtskhalava, Rusudan (2016). "The ecological problems of rivers of Georgia (the Caspian Sea basin)". Annals of Agrarian Science. 14 (3): 237–242. doi:10.1016/j.aasci.2016.08.009. ISSN 1512-1887.

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