| Suramula | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Suramula near the village Kvenatkoca | |
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| Native name | სურამულა (Georgian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Likhi Range |
| • coordinates | 42°11′54″N 43°29′54″E / 42.19833°N 43.49833°E |
| • elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Mouth | Ptsa |
• coordinates | 42°03′01″N 43°50′10″E / 42.0504°N 43.8361°E |
| Length | 42 km (26 mi) |
| Basin size | 719 km2 (278 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ptsa→ Kura→ Caspian Sea |
The Suramula (Georgian: სურამულა) is a river in Khashuri Municipality, and a right tributary of the Ptsa, itself a tributary of the Kura. 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]
- ^ But the summer of 2011 marked the river mudflow, which is not characteristic of Likhi range rivers.
- ^ Abkhazava I., Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, Vol. 9, p. 610, Tb., 1985.
- ^ 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.