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Kvabliani_(river) Latitude and Longitude:

41°38′42″N 42°51′20″E / 41.64508°N 42.85544°E / 41.64508; 42.85544
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Kvabliani
Kvabliani in Arali.
Kvabliani (river) is located in Samtskhe-Javakheti
Kvabliani (river)
Kvabliani (river) is located in Georgia
Kvabliani (river)
Native nameქვაბლიანი ( Georgian)
Location
Country Georgia
Autonomous Republic Adjara
Region Samtskhe-Javakheti
Physical characteristics
Source Meskheti Range
 • elevation2355 m
Mouth 
 • coordinates
41°38′42″N 42°51′20″E / 41.64508°N 42.85544°E / 41.64508; 42.85544
Length41 km (25 mi)
Basin size900 km2
Basin features
Progression Caspian Sea
Tributaries 
 • left Potskhovistskali
Kvabliani river in Mlashe [ ka].

Kvabliani ( Georgian: ქვაბლიანი) is a river on the southern slope of the Meskheti Range, in the Khulo and Adigeni municipalities. It originates at 2355 m above sea level. Attached to the river Potskhovistskali from the left. Length 41 km, basin area 900 km. It feeds on snow, rain and groundwater. Floods are known in spring, waterlogging in summer and winter, and floods in autumn. 52% of annual runoff flows in spring, 16% in summer, 20% in autumn and 12% in winter. Frostbite, toss, drizzle, ice cover are common occurrences from November to March. The average annual flow at the confluence is 16.2 m3/ s. Used for irrigation. [1]

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References

  1. ^ (in Georgian) Apkhazava, I., "ოჩხამური" ("Ochkhamuri"), in: Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10, p. 505. Tbilisi, 1986