Cherek
Cherek | |
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Cherek Narrows | |
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Location | |
Country | Kabardino-Balkaria (Russia) |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Greater Caucasus |
Mouth | Baksan |
• coordinates | 43°42′01″N 44°03′02″E / 43.7004°N 44.0506°ECoordinates: 43°42′01″N 44°03′02″E / 43.7004°N 44.0506°E |
Length | 79 km (49 mi) |
Basin size | 3,070 km2 (1,190 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Baksan→ Malka→ Terek→ Caspian Sea |
The Cherek (Russian: Черек) is a river in Kabardino-Balkaria in Russia, a right tributary of the Baksan (Terek basin).[1] The Cherek is 79 kilometres (49 mi) long and drains a basin of 3,070 square kilometres (1,190 sq mi).[2] The Cherek is formed by the confluence of the and , both of which originate in the glaciers of the northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus.[1] The river Nalchik flows into the Urvan, which is a branch of the Cherek.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Черек, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ Река Черек in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)
- ^ Водоток Урвань, проток р. Черек in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)
Categories:
- Tributaries of the Terek
- Rivers of Kabardino-Balkaria
- Northern Caucasus geography stubs
- Russia river stubs