The Suramula ( ka, სურამულა) is a river in
Khashuri Municipality
Khashuri Municipality ( ka, ხაშურის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a municipality of Georgia, in the region of Shida Kartli. Khashuri municipality is located at 690 meters above sea level. It is bordered on the east ...
, and a right tributary of the
Ptsa, itself a tributary of the
Kura. It starts at the left slope of
Likhi Range
Likhi Range ( ka, ლიხის ქედი, tr) or Surami Range ( ka, სურამის ქედი, tr) is a mountain range in Georgia, a part of the Caucasus mountains. It connects the Greater Caucasus and Lesser Caucasus ranges and be ...
, above
sea level
Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardise ...
, and runs a length of . The basin is . This river is nourished by rain, snow, and groundwater. It is known to flood in the spring and in autumn, but it lacks water in winter.
[Abkhazava I., Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, Vol. 9, p. 610, Tb., 1985.]
This river is polluted with substances like nitrite nitrogen. It once was polluted with excessive amounts of iron, although this problem has since been fixed.
See also
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List of rivers of South Ossetia
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List of rivers of Georgia
References
External links
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Rivers of Georgia (country)