The Tekhuri ( ka, ტეხური)
[ T'ekhuri Geonames.org] is a right
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the river
Rioni
The Rioni ( ka, რიონი, ; , ) is the main river of western Georgia (country), Georgia. It originates in the Caucasus Mountains, in the region of Racha and flows west to the Black Sea, entering it north of the city of Poti (near ancient P ...
in
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
.
The Tekhuri rises in the
Egrisi Range
Egrisi Range ( ka, ეგრისის ქედი), also known as the Samegrelo Range (სამეგრელოს ქედი) or the Odishi Range (ოდიშის ქედი), is an east–west mountain range that runs parallel to t ...
below the 3002 m high summit Tekhurishdudi. It flows through the region
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti ( Georgian: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი) is a region (Mkhare) in western Georgia with a population of 308,358 (2021) and a surface of . The region has Zugdidi as its administrative center, ...
in a predominantly south-south-west direction. In the middle course it flows past the place
Salkhino near
Martvili
Martvili ( ka, მარტვილი) is a small town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti province of Western Georgia. Its monastery was Samegrelo's clerical centre in the Middle Ages. Under Soviet rule, from 1936 to 1990, it was named Gegechkori after ...
. Finally it reaches the
Colchian Plain, flows southeast of the city
Senaki
Senaki ( ka, სენაკი; xmf, სანაკი) is a town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, western Georgia. It is located at around between the rivers Tekhura/i and Tsivi, at an elevation of 28–38 meters above sea level. Senaki is ...
and turns south. Shortly afterwards the
Abasha
Abasha ( ka, აბაშა) is a town in western Georgia with a population of 4,941. It is situated between the rivers of Abasha and Noghela, at 23m above sea level and is located some to the west of Tbilisi. The settlement of ''Abasha'' acq ...
meets the Tekhuri from the left. After another 10 km the Tekhuri flows into the Rioni. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
Statistical Yearbook of Georgia: 2020
National Statistics Office of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2020, p. 12.
Fauna
River has plenty of fish. There are many important game fish, including: bleak
Bleak may refer to:
Fish
* Species of the genus '' Alburnus''
* '' Alburnoides bipunctatus'', also known as the schneider
Music
* "Bleak", a song by Opeth from '' Blackwater Park''
* "Bleak", a song by Soulfly from '' Dark Ages''
Other uses
* B ...
(''Alburnus
''Alburnus'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. They are known commonly as bleaks. A group of species in the genus is known as shemayas. The genus occurs in the western Palearctic realm, and the center of diversi ...
''), common barbel
The common barbel, ''Barbus barbus'', is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. It shares the common name 'barbel' with its many relatives in the genus ''Barbus'', of which it is the type species. In Great Britain it is ...
(''Barbus barbus
The common barbel, ''Barbus barbus'', is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. It shares the common name 'barbel' with its many relatives in the genus ''Barbus'', of which it is the type species. In Great Britain it is ...
''), barbel Barbel may refer to:
*Barbel (anatomy), a whisker-like organ near the mouth found in some fish (notably catfish, loaches and cyprinids) and turtles
*Barbel (fish), a common name for certain species of fish
**''Barbus barbus'', a species of cyprinid ...
(''Chondrostoma nasus
The common nase (''Chondrostoma nasus'') is a European potamodromous cyprinid fish. It is often simply called the nase, but that can refer to any species of its genus ''Chondrostoma''. Another name is sneep.
Distribution
The nase is found natura ...
''), chub
Chub is a common fish name. It pertains to any one of a number of ray-finned fish in several families and genera. In the UK, the term ''chub'' usually refers to the species ''Squalius cephalus''. In addition, see sea chub.
In family Cyprinidae ...
, ''luciobarbus mursa
''Luciobarbus mursa'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Luciobarbus'' from freshwater habitats in Central Asia and Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in ...
''. Tekhuri also has trout
Trout are species of freshwater fish belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', ''Salmo'' and ''Salvelinus'', all of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae. The word ''trout'' is also used as part of the name of some non-salmoni ...
, but Georgian legislation prohibits fishing for it.
References
{{Rivers of Georgia
Rivers of Georgia (country)