Supsa River
The Supsa River is a river in the Black Sea basin of Georgia. It has a basin of 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) and flows roughly west for 108 kilometres (67 mi) until it joins the Black Sea near Supsa.[1]
| Supsa River | |
|---|---|
 Supsa River entering the Black Sea | |
 The Supsa river in eastern Georgia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Region | Guria |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 42.0192°N 41.7526°E |
| Length | 108 km (67 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,100 km2 (420 sq mi) |
The Supsa corresponds to the ancient River Mogrus (or Nogrus), described by Pliny the Elder in his Naturalis Historia.[2][3]
References
- National Statistics Office of Georgia (2013). Statistical Yearbook of Georgia (PDF). Tbilisi. 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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