Tekhuri River

The Tekhuri (Georgian: ტეხური)[1] is a right tributary of the Rioni River in Georgia.

Tekhuri
Tekhuri near Nokalakevi
Native name	ტეხური  (Georgian)
Location
Country	Georgia
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	42.752362°N 42.437167°E
Mouth	Rioni River
• coordinates	42.186048°N 42.032919°E
Length	108 km (67 mi)
Basin size	1040 km^2

The Tekhuri rises in the Egrissi Mountains below the 3002 m high summit Techurischdudi. It flows through the region Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti in a predominantly south-south-west direction. In the middle course it flows past the place Salkhino near Martvili. Finally it reaches the Colchian Plain, flows southeast of the city Senaki and turns south. Shortly afterwards the Abasha meets the Tekhuri from the left. After another 10 km the Tekhuri flows into the Rioni.

The river has a length of 108 km. It drains an area of 1040 km².

Fauna

River has plenty of fish. There are many important game fish, including: bleak (Alburnus), common barbel (Barbus barbus), barbel (Chondrostoma nasus), chub, luciobarbus mursa. Tekhuri also has trout, but Georgian legislation prohibits fishing for it.[2]

References

1. T'ekhuri Geonames.org
2. "Resort Lebarde". travelingeorgia.ge (in Georgian). Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2018-08-08.