The Podkumok () is a river in

Stavropol Krai Stavropol Krai (russian: Ставропо́льский край, r=Stavropolsky kray, p=stəvrɐˈpolʲskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (a Krais of Russia, krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the North ...

, Russia, right tributary of the Kuma. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is 2,220 km² (857 mi²). The Podkumok originates in the Greater Caucasus. It is widely used for irrigation. The biggest hydroelectric dam in

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''Water-powers'' , built in 1903, was located on the Podkumok near

Yessentuki Yessentuki ( rus, Ессентуки́, p=jɪsɪntʊˈkʲiˑ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located in the shadow of Mount Elbrus at the base of the Caucasus Mountains. The city serves as a railway ...

. The towns of

Kislovodsk Kislovodsk (russian: Кислово́дск, lit. ''sour waters''; ; krc, Ачысуу) is a spa city in Stavropol Krai, Russia, in the North Caucasus region of Russia which is located between the Black and Caspian Seas. Population: History I ...

, Pyatigorsk, Georgiyevsk and urban-type settlements

Goryachevodsky Goryachevodsky (russian: Горячево́дский) is an types of inhabited localities in Russia, urban locality (a urban-type settlement, settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the city of federal subject significance, city of k ...

Svobody Svobody (russian: Свободы) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Stavropol Krai, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Eur ...

are located on the Podkumok.

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