Kvabliani (river)

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Kvabliani
Kvabliani in Arali.
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Native name	ქვაბლიანი (Georgian)
Location
Country	Georgia
Autonomous Republic	Adjara
Region	Samtskhe-Javakheti
Physical characteristics
Source	Meskheti Range
• elevation	2355 m
Mouth
• coordinates	41°38′42″N 42°51′20″E / 41.64508°N 42.85544°E / 41.64508; 42.85544
Length	41 km (25 mi)
Basin size	900 km2
Basin features
Progression	Caspian Sea
Tributaries
• left	Potskhovistskali

Kvabliani (Georgian: ქვაბლიანი) is a river on the southern slope of the Meskheti Range, in the Khulo and Adigeni municipalities. It originates at 2355 m above sea level. Attached to the river Potskhovistskali from the left. Length 41 km, basin area 900 km. It feeds on snow, rain and groundwater. Floods are known in spring, waterlogging in summer and winter, and floods in autumn. 52% of annual runoff flows in spring, 16% in summer, 20% in autumn and 12% in winter. Frostbite, toss, drizzle, ice cover are common occurrences from November to March. The average annual flow at the confluence is 16.2 m3/ s. Used for irrigation.^[1]

• Adigeni

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