Aapsta[1] (Georgian: ააფსთა) is a river in Abkhazia. It originates on the southern slopes of the Achbikhvdar ridge in the Gudauta pass area in beech forests at 1445 meters above sea level;[3] flows into the Black Sea between the village Tskuara (Primorskoe) and the city Gudauta.
| Aapsta | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Abkhazia, Georgia[2] |
| State | Gudauta District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Caucasus Major |
| • coordinates | 43°17′47″N 40°49′07″E / 43.29639°N 40.81861°E |
| • elevation | 1,445 m (4,741 ft) |
| Mouth | Georgia/Abkhazia[2] |
• location | Black Sea |
• coordinates | 43°05′17″N 40°41′15″E / 43.08806°N 40.68750°E[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 35 km (22 mi) |
| Basin size | 243 square kilometres (94 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 13.2 m3/s (470 cu ft/s) |
Physical and geographical characteristics edit
The length of the river is 35 kilometers, the catchment area is 243 km2, the slope of the river is 41.3 ‰, the prevailing width of the river is 15 meters, the depth is from 0.3 to 2.1 meters with a current speed of 1.3-1.6 m / s.[3]
In the middle and lower reaches of the coast, overgrown with beech-hornbeam forest. On the river are the villages Aats and Abgarhuk, at the mouth - the village Tskuara (Primorskoe).
The predominant type of feeding is snow feeding in the upper reaches; closer to the mouth, rain feeding becomes important. Average mineralization of waters is 213 mg / l. The type of water regime is the Black Sea, floods occur at all seasons.[3]
Through the Dokhurtu tributary, Aapsta is connected with the cave system Snezhnaya (Snowy) Cave.[4]
Tributaries edit
The Aapsta has 83 tributaries, the density of its river basin is 0.77 km / km2.[3] The main tributaries are:
- Dohurta - left tributary
- Mtsara - left tributary
- Dzish - left tributary
- Dry - left tributary
- Noisy - right tributary
- Fast - left tributary
- Spinal - left tributary
- Mtsaga - right tributary
Etymology edit
Hydronym comes from the Abkhaz language, from the Abkhazian "aaps" translates as "yew river".[5]
References edit
- ^ a b Aapsta GeoNames
- ^ a b The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
- ^ a b c d B. A. Vakhrushev, V. N. Dublyansky, G. N. Amelichev. "Karst of the Bzyb ridge. Western Caucasus". www.snowcave.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2019-05-11.. M .: Publishing house of RUDN, 2001.
- ^ A. S. Gusev, S. E. Mazina. Results of indicator experiments and the movement of karst waters in the southern part of the Khipsta massif. Integrated use and protection of underground spaces: Mezhdunar. scientific-practical conf., dedicated. 100th anniversary of scientific. and tourist and excursion activities in the Kungur Ice Cave and the 100th anniversary of the birth. V.S. Lukina / State Institute of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences; under total. ed. O. Kadebskaya, V. Andreychuk. - Perm, 2014. - 380 p.
- ^ A. V. Tverdy, "Toponymic Dictionary of the Caucasus". 2011
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