Sulak River
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Sulak River | |
|---|---|
| Origin | confluence of Avar Koysu and Andi Koysu |
| Mouth | Caspian Sea |
| Basin countries | Dagestan, Russia |
| Length | 144 km |
| Avg. discharge | 176 m³/s |
| Basin area | 15,200 km² |
The Sulak (Russian: Сула́к, Сулахъ, Sulaq Chechen: Ġoysu[1]) is a river in Dagestan, Russia. It starts at the confluence of the Avar Koysu and the Andi Koysu rivers. It comes down the Main Sulak Canyon (700-1500 m deep) and the Akhetl and Chirkei gorges and the Minor Sulak Canyon. Then it comes to the wide valley and forms a delta, flowing into the Caspian Sea.
Sulak's water is used as the water supply of Makhachkala and Kaspiysk and to generate electricity in a series of hydroelectric power stations, at Miatl, Chiryurt, Chirkei and Bavtugai with a total power 1345.6 MW.
References
- ↑ Lepiev A.S., Lepiev İ.A., Türkçe-Çeçençe sözlük, Turkoyŋ-noxçiyŋ doşam, Ankara, 2003
Coordinates: 43°15′16″N 47°32′56″E / 43.25444°N 47.54889°E
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.