Bzyb River
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Photo by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii | |
Origin | Caucasus Major |
Mouth | Black Sea |
Basin countries | Abkhazia (Georgia) |
Length | 110 km |
Source elevation | 2300 km |
Avg. discharge | 96 m³/s |
Basin area | 1,510 km² |
The Bzyb (Abkhaz: Бзыҧ, Georgian: ბზიფი, Russian: Бзыбь) is the largest river of Abkhazia in the Western Caucasus. It flows down from the Caucasus Major into the Black Sea in two branches. Length: 110 km. watershed area: 1,510 sq. km.
Its valley borders the Bzyb Range, Gagra Range and some other ranges of Caucasus Major. A road from the Black Sea to the famous Lake Ritsa runs along the valley.