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Supsa (river) 
Summary
The Supsa (Georgian: სუფსა) is a river in the Black Sea basin of Georgia. It has a basin of 1,130 square kilometres (440 sq mi) and flows roughly west for 108 kilometres (67 mi) until it joins the Black Sea near the village Supsa.[1]
| Supsa | |
|---|---|
 Supsa River in the mountains near Surebi | |
 The Supsa river in western Georgia | |
| Native name | სუფსა (Georgian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Region | Guria |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Black Sea |
• coordinates | 42°01′09″N 41°45′09″E / 42.0192°N 41.7526°E |
| Length | 108 km (67 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,130 km2 (440 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bakhvistsqali |
The Supsa corresponds to the ancient River Mogrus (or Nogrus), described by Pliny the Elder in his Naturalis Historia.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ Statistical Yearbook of Georgia: 2020, National Statistics Office of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2020, 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