Supsa (river)
River in Georgia
42°01′09″N 41°45′09″E / 42.0192°N 41.7526°E / 42.0192; 41.7526The Supsa (Georgian: სუფსა) is a river in the Black Sea basin of Georgia. It has a basin of 1,130 square kilometres (440 sq mi) and flows roughly west for 108 kilometres (67 mi) until it joins the Black Sea near the village Supsa.[1]
The Supsa corresponds to the ancient River Mogrus (or Nogrus), described by Pliny the Elder in his Naturalis Historia.[2][3]
References
- ^ Statistical Yearbook of Georgia: 2020, National Statistics Office of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2020, p. 12.
- ^ Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, VI:12
- ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, illustrated by numerous engravings on wood. William Smith, LLD. London. Walton and Maberly, Upper Gower Street and Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row; John Murray, Albemarle Street. 1854. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064%3Aentry%3Dmogrus-geo
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Rivers of Georgia- Abasha
- Bzipi
- Chorokhi
- Acharistsqali
- Enguri
- Khobi
- Chanistsqali
- Kodori
- Sakeni
- Natanebi
- Choloki
- Ochkhamuri
- Psou
- Rioni
- Qvirila
- Tekhuri
- Tskhenistsqali
- Supsa
- Bakhvistsqali
Note: † also known as Kura ‡ also known as Terek
List of rivers of Georgia (country)
List of rivers of Georgia (country)
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