Qwirila
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Qwirila Квирила (Kwirila) |
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 Qwirila in Chiatura |
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| location | Inner Kartlien , Imereti ( Georgia ) | |
| River system | Rioni | |
| Drain over | Rioni → Black Sea | |
| Headwaters |
Ratscha Mountains 42 ° 28 ′ 50 ″ N , 43 ° 40 ′ 59 ″ E |
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Warsaw Reservoir Coordinates: 42 ° 10 ′ 21 ″ N , 42 ° 43 ′ 55 ″ E 42 ° 10 ′ 21 ″ N , 42 ° 43 ′ 55 ″ E
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| length | 140 km (according to other sources 152 km) | |
| Catchment area | 3630 km² | |
| Discharge at the Sestafoni gauge Location: 42 km above the mouth |
MQ |
61 m³ / s |
| Outflow at the level at the mouth |
MQ |
90 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Dsirula | |
| Right tributaries | Cholaburi , Zqalzitela | |
| Medium-sized cities | Sestaponi | |
| Small towns | Satschere , Chiatura | |
| Communities | Shorapani | |
..svg) Course of the Qwirila in Georgia |
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.jpg) Qwirila between Schorapani and Sestaponi |
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The Qwirila ( Georgian ყვირილა ; Ossetian Квирила , Kwirila ) is a left tributary of the Rioni in Georgia .
The Qwirila rises in the Ratscha Mountains on the southern flank of the Great Kauskasus in the extreme north-west of the Inner Kartlien region . The headwaters of the river are in South Ossetia . The Qwirila initially flows south and later west. It crosses the border to the Imereti region . It passes the small towns of Satschchere and Chiatura and gradually turns to the southwest. Up to the confluence of the Dsirula from the left near Schorapani , the Qwirila flows in a narrow gorge. Then it changes course, flows in a wide valley in a west-northwest direction and passes the town of Sestaponi . Shortly before Kutaisi it turns to the southwest and flows into the Warziche reservoir through which the Rioni flows .
The Qwirila has a length of 140 km (according to other sources 152 km). It drains an area of 3630 km². The river is mainly fed by rainfall . At the Sestafoni gauge, 42 km above the estuary, the mean discharge is 61 m³ / s. At the mouth it is about 90 m³ / s.
In the past, rafting was carried out on the Qwirila .
In the catchment area of the Qwirila near Chiatura there are deposits of manganese ore .
