Bzyb River

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Bzyb
Photo by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii
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.

The river is popular for kayaking and rafting.