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The Mulkhra or Mulkhura ( ka, მულხრა, მულხურა) is a river in Mestia Municipality,
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, right tributary of the
Enguri The Enguri ( ka, ენგური, tr , , , ''Egry'') is a river in western Georgia (country), Georgia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . It is located in the region
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti ( Georgian: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი ) is a region (Mkhare) in western Georgia with a population of 308,358 (2021) and a surface of . The region has Zugdidi as its administrative center ...
, in the northwestern part of the country, northwest of the capital
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. Length , basin area . It originates on the southern slope of the Svaneti Caucasus main ridge, on the Tviberi Glacier and joins the Enguri River near the village Kvanchianari. Mulkhura feeds on glaciers, snow, rain and groundwater.Levan Tielidze, Roman Kumlaze, Lasha Asanidz
Glaciers Reduction and Climate Change Impact over the Last One Century in the Mulkhura River Basin, Caucasus Mountains, Georgia
International Journal of Geosciences, 2015, 6, 465-472
Floods are known from April to October, and water shortages - from October to April, from late November to late March - on the ice and in Toshi. The average annual flow at the confluence is . Mulkhuraat Geonames.org entry updated 2012-01-17


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