The Laba (russian: Лаба;
Circassian: Лабэжъ ''Labez̄'') is a river in
Krasnodar Krai
Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of t ...
and
Adygea
The Republic of Adygea (; russian: Республика Адыгея, Respublika Adygeya, p=ɐdɨˈɡʲejə; ady, Адыгэ Республик, ''Adıgə Respublik''), also known as the Adyghe Republic, is a republic of Russia. It is situated ...
of
European Russia
European Russia (russian: Европейская Россия, russian: европейская часть России, label=none) is the western and most populated part of Russia. It is geographically situated in Europe, as opposed to the co ...
. It is a left tributary of the
Kuban
Kuban (Russian and Ukrainian: Кубань; ady, Пшызэ) is a historical and geographical region of Southern Russia surrounding the Kuban River, on the Black Sea between the Don Steppe, the Volga Delta and the Caucasus, and separated ...
, which it joins at
Ust-Labinsk
Ust-Labinsk (russian: Усть-Лаби́нск) is a town and the administrative center of Ust-Labinsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
Geography
The town is situated in the central part of Krasnodar Krai, at the confluence of the Kuban ...
. It is formed by the confluence of the
Bolshaya Laba and the Malaya Laba (Малая Лаба; Лабэжьый ''Labez̄yj''). It is used for irrigation and
log driving
Log driving is a means of moving logs (sawn tree trunks) from a forest to sawmills and pulp mills downstream using the current of a river. It was the main transportation method of the early logging industry in Europe and North America.
Histor ...
. It is also suitable for
rafting
Rafting and whitewater rafting are recreational outdoor activities which use an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water. This is often done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water. Dealing with risk is often a ...
. It is long ( including the Bolshaya Laba), and has a drainage basin of .
Its main tributaries are, from source to mouth, Malaya Laba (left),
Khodz (left),
Chokhrak (left), Chamlyk (right),
Fars (left), Ulka (left), Giaga (left) and Psenafa (left).
References
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Rivers of Adygea
Rivers of Krasnodar Krai
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