Mzymta River
In the middle reaches of the Mzymta
The Mzymta (Russian Мзымта ) is a 89 km long river on the southwest side of the Greater Caucasus in the Russian region of Krasnodar.
Course
The Mzymta entfließt a small mountain lake northwest of the 2970 meter high mountain Lojub in 2472 meters altitude, on the territory of the nature reserve Large Caucasian Sapowednik, part of the UNESCO World Heritage area, Western Caucasus. It flows around the mountain on the east and reaches the 1838 meters in altitude to the timberline lake Kardywatsch. From the lake it flows between the main ridge of the Caucasus and the south-west parallel ridges Gagrinski ( Gagra Crest) and Aibga in a northwesterly direction through a narrow, uninhabited valley. The highest peak of the main ridge near the river is the Lojub mentioned, the Gagra - comb - the 3257 meter high Agepsta.
Above Krasnaya Polyana, the planned venue of some competitions of the 2014 Winter Olympics, reaching the Mzymta in Esto - Sadok populated area. In Krasnaya Polyana, she turns towards the southwest and flows through a narrow further, sections, gorge-like valley to its mouth in the Black Sea Eagle, the southeastern district of Sochi.
Most important tributaries are Psluch and Atschepse, the lead coming above Krasnaya Polyana from the Caucasus main ridge from the right in the Mzymta.
At its entire length the Mzymta runs a few kilometers from the border between Russia and the striving for independence from Georgia Abkhazia. Between the upper reaches of the Mzymta and the Valley of Awadchara, a tributary of the Rizasees in Abkhazia, is the about 2100 meters high King Achuk - Dara Pass, which is crossed by a navigable during the summer path.
Hydrography
The catchment area of 885 km ² comprises Mzymta. The average monthly water flow is at Krasnaya Polyana 33.2 m³ / s, at Kepscha 45.6 m³ / s ( maximum 764 m³ / s) in estuary near about 50 m³ / s The spring floods during the snow melt continues into the summer, shorter sporadic summer floods are caused precipitation.
In estuaries near the river is up to 100 meters wide and one meter deep over.
Infrastructure and economy
The Mzymta is not navigable. In Krasnaya Polyana, a small hydroelectric power plant was built with a capacity of 29.6 megawatts 1947-1950. The barrage is next to river regulation at high water.
Through the valley runs over the right bank the road from Adler to Krasnaya Polyana and on to winter sports region above Esto - Sadok. The river is crossed by several bridges, including near its mouth on the M27 highway and the railway line, which runs from Tuapse on Sochi along the Black Sea coast in the Abkhaz capital Sukhumi (formerly continue to Tbilisi ). In the immediate vicinity of the river is on the heaped by him alluvial plain of Sochi airport.
Swell
- Article Mzymta in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE ), 3rd Edition 1969-1978 (Russian)