Bsipi (river)
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Bsipi Bsyp, Bsyb |
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 Course of the Bsipi in Abkhazia |
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| location | Abkhazia ( Georgia ) | |
| River system | Bsipi | |
| Headwaters |
Greater Caucasus 43 ° 18 ′ 56 ″ N , 41 ° 16 ′ 26 ″ E |
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| muzzle |
Black Sea Coordinates: 43 ° 11 ′ 17 ″ N , 40 ° 16 ′ 51 ″ E 43 ° 11 ′ 17 ″ N , 40 ° 16 ′ 51 ″ E |
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| Mouth height |
0 m
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| length | 110 km | |
| Catchment area | 1510 km² | |
| Runoff at the level when leaving the mountains |
MQ |
97 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Psikwa , Mtsra | |
| Right tributaries | Psischi , Gribza , Baviu , Gega | |
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The Bsipi ( Georgian ბზიფი ; Abkhazian Бзыҧ Bsyp ; Russian Бзыбь Bsyb ) is a river in the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia in northwest Georgia .
The Bsipi rises on the southern flank of the western Great Caucasus . It initially flows in a westerly direction along the northern flank of the Bsipi Mountains , later it turns south. About 10 km before its mouth south of Gagra in the Black Sea , it reaches the coastal plain.
The Bsipi has a length of 110 km. It drains an area of 1510 km². When leaving the mountain, the mean discharge is 97 m³ / s. At least in the past, rafting was carried out on the river .
The Riza lake is located in the catchment area of the Bsipi. Its water flows over Iupschara and Gega to the Bsipi.
