| Supsa | |
|---|---|
 Supsa River in the mountains near Surebi | |
 The Supsa river in western Georgia | |
| Native name | სუფსა (Georgian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Region | Guria |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Black Sea |
| • coordinates | 42°01′09″N 41°45′09″E / 42.0192°N 41.7526°E / 42.0192; 41.7526 |
| Length | 108 km (67 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,130 km (440 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bakhvistsqali |
The Supsa (Georgian: სუფსა) is a river in the Black Sea basin of Georgia. It has a basin of 1,130 square kilometres (440 sq mi) and flows roughly west for 108 kilometres (67 mi) until it joins the Black Sea near the village Supsa.
The Supsa corresponds to the ancient River Mogrus (or Nogrus), described by Pliny the Elder in his Naturalis Historia.
References
- Statistical Yearbook of Georgia: 2020, National Statistics Office of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2020, p. 12.
- Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, VI:12
- Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, illustrated by numerous engravings on wood. William Smith, LLD. London. Walton and Maberly, Upper Gower Street and Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row; John Murray, Albemarle Street. 1854. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064%3Aentry%3Dmogrus-geo
 Rivers of Georgia | |
|---|---|
| Black sea basin | |
| Caspian basin | |
| Note: † also known as Kura ‡ also known as Terek List of rivers of Georgia (country) | |
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