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Cherek
Cherek Narrows
Cherek is located in Kabardino-BalkariaCherekShow map of Kabardino-BalkariaCherek is located in Caucasus MountainsCherekShow map of Caucasus Mountains
Location
CountryKabardino-Balkaria (Russia)
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGreater Caucasus
MouthBaksan
 • coordinates43°42′01″N 44°03′02″E / 43.7004°N 44.0506°E / 43.7004; 44.0506
Length79 km (49 mi)
Basin size3,070 km (1,190 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionBaksan→ Malka→ Terek→ Caspian Sea

The Cherek (Russian: Черек) is a river in Kabardino-Balkaria in Russia, a right tributary of the Baksan (Terek basin). The Cherek is 79 kilometres (49 mi) long and drains a basin of 3,070 square kilometres (1,190 sq mi). The Cherek is formed by the confluence of the Cherek-Balkarsky and Cherek-Khulamsky, both of which originate in the glaciers of the northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus, one of them being the Bezengi Glacier. The river Nalchik flows into the Urvan, which is a branch of the Cherek.

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  • Cherek. July 2009 Cherek. July 2009

References

  1. ^ Черек, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. "Река Черек in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  3. "Водоток Урвань, проток р. Черек in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
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