| Etoka | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Podkumok |
• coordinates | 44°09′58″N 43°24′06″E / 44.1662°N 43.4018°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Podkumok→ Kuma→ Caspian Sea |
The Etoka (Russian: Этока; Adyghe: Ят1экъуэ, Yatheque) is a mountain creek, a tributary of the river Podkumok (near Pyatigorsk), in Predgorny District, Stavropol Krai and north of Zolsky District, Kabardino-Balkaria Russia. A village with the same name is located by Etoka.
Water from the river is channeled to feed Lake Tambukan.[1] However this water have led to desalinization of the lake, threatening its balneological properties and disrupting the overall ecology of the area.[2]
The etymology of the name is from the Adyghe language: "Ят1э, clay/mud" + "къуэ, valley" [3]
- ^ Озеро Тамбукан и его целебная тамбуканская грязь Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Will Lake Tambukan Perish? (in Russian)
- ^ Rivers ofZolsky District