Gumista River

Gumista გუმისთა
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Location
Country	Georgia Abkhazia[1]
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Caucasus Major
• elevation	83 m (272 ft)
Mouth	Georgia Abkhazia[1]
• location	Black Sea
• coordinates	43°05′18″N 41°00′10″E
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Length	12 km (7.5 mi)
Basin size	576 km^2 (222 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	30 m^3/s (1,100 cu ft/s)

The Gumista River (Georgian: გუმისთა, Abkhaz: Гәымсҭа) is a river in Abkhazia, Georgia. It is formed by the joining of the Eastern and Western Gumista Rivers. It is nourished by snow, rain and underground water. The river flows into the Black Sea. The length of the Gumista is 12 km and the drainage basin is approximately 576 km². The average annual discharge of the river is 30m³/s.^[2]

References

1. The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
2. I. Abkhazava, Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, T. 3, p. 308, Tbilisi., 1978 year.