Maschawera (river)
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| location | Niederkartlien ( Georgia ) | |
| River system | Kura | |
| Drain over | Chrami → Kura → Caspian Sea | |
| Confluence of |
Sarpdere and Nasiklitsch in the Javakheti Mountains 41 ° 18 ′ 42 ″ N , 44 ° 8 ′ 43 ″ E |
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| Source height | 1358 m | |
| muzzle | in Chrami coordinates: 41 ° 26 ′ 40 " N , 44 ° 42 ′ 54" E 41 ° 26 ′ 40 " N , 44 ° 42 ′ 54" E |
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| Mouth height | 390 m | |
| Height difference | 968 m | |
| Bottom slope | 15 ‰ | |
| length | 66 km | |
| Catchment area | 1390 km² | |
The Maschawera ( Georgian მაშავერა ) is a river in the Lower Cartlia region of Georgia . It runs about 60 km southwest of the capital Tbilisi .
The origin of the river is the union of the two rivers Sarpdere and Nasiklitsch , which flow down from the eastern slopes of Mount Emikli ( 3053 m ) in the Javakheti Mountains , at an altitude of 1358 m . The Maschawera has a length of 66 km and flows into the Chrami River at an altitude of 390 m . The catchment area of the river covers an area of 1390 km².
The width of the river varies between 2 m (near Dschawachi) and 20 m (near Bolnissi ), its depth between 40 cm and 120 cm. The flow speed of the Maschawera is between 0.6 and 2.0 m / s.
On the left bank of the river was the Caucasian-German colony Katherinenfeld, today's Bolnissi, opposite the confluence with the Chrami the village of Traubenberg, today Tamarissi .
Web links
- Acceptable dipping norms (adn) of dipping pollutant substances with waste water . (PDF; 2.2 MB) Tbilisi 2007 (English)
- Heavy metal pollution of soils and crops in an irrigation area caused by mining . Giessen 2005
- Remediation of Kastanozems heavily contaminated with heavy metals under irrigation in Georgia . (PDF; 680 kB) Bonn 2009
- Transfer of Heavy Metals into the Food Chain from Heavily Polluted Soils of an Irrigation District in Southern Georgia . Giessen 2009 (English)