Supsa River

The Supsa River is a river in the Black Sea basin of Georgia. It has a basin of 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) and flows roughly west for 108 kilometres (67 mi) until it joins the Black Sea near Supsa.[1]

Supsa River
Supsa River entering the Black Sea
The Supsa river in eastern Georgia.
Location
CountryGeorgia
RegionGuria
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
  coordinates
42.0192°N 41.7526°E / 42.0192; 41.7526
Length108 km (67 mi)
Basin size1,100 km2 (420 sq mi)

The Supsa corresponds to the ancient River Mogrus (or Nogrus), described by Pliny the Elder in his Naturalis Historia.[2][3]

References

  1. National Statistics Office of Georgia (2013). Statistical Yearbook of Georgia (PDF). Tbilisi. p. 12.
  2. Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, VI:12
  3. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, illustrated by numerous engravings on wood. William Smith, LLD. London. Walton and Maberly, Upper Gower Street and Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row; John Murray, Albemarle Street. 1854. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064%3Aentry%3Dmogrus-geo


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