Greater Liakhvi River

Greater Liakhvi River
Greater Liakhvi in Gori
Native name	ლიახვი
Country	Georgia (South Ossetia)[1]
Basin
Basin size	4,296 km^2 (1,659 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length	115 km (71 mi)

Liakhvi River basin

The Greater Liakhvi River (Georgian: ლიახვი, Ossetian: Стыр Леуахи, Styr Lewakhi) is a river in central Georgia, which rises on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in the de facto independent region of South Ossetia and flows into the Kura (Mtkvari) River. The cities of Tskhinvali and Gori lie along the banks of the Great Liakhvi. The river is mainly fed by the melting snows and glacier runoff of the Caucasus Mountains as well as by underground water sources. The Liakhvi reaches its highest water volume in the spring and summer while the lowest volume is recorded in the winter, when some segments of the river freeze over.

The Little Liakhvi River is a tributary.

References

1. South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.

Coordinates: 41°58′23″N 44°06′29″E / 41.97306°N 44.10806°E