Lake Smaller Ritsa

Lake Smaller Ritsa, located in north-western Abkhazia, is a lake in the Caucasus Mountains, surrounded by mixed mountain forests and subalpine meadows.

Lake Smaller Ritsa
View of Smaller Ritsa
Lake Smaller Ritsa
Coordinates43°28′31″N 40°30′11″E
Basin countriesAbkhazia
Max. length530 m (1,740 ft)
Max. width290 m (950 ft)
Surface area2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Max. depth76 m (249 ft)
Surface elevation1,235 m (4,052 ft)

Geography

The lake located at the Pshegishkha (2217 m) mountain bottom at the height of 1235 m,[1] to the east from Gagra Ridge in the Iupshara River basin, 5 kilometers to the west from the lake Big Ritsa. Feeds by snow, rain and underground water. The length of the Smaller Ritsa is 530 m and the width is 290 m. Maximum depth of the lake is 76 m. Surface area is 2,95 km². In the lake lives trout.

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References

  1. "Lake Smaller Ritsa" (in Georgian). Wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2012-07-30.



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