| Lake Smaller Ritsa | |
|---|---|
| პატარა რიწა | |
 View of Smaller Ritsa | |
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| Coordinates | 43°28′31″N 40°30′11″E / 43.47528°N 40.50306°E / 43.47528; 40.50306 |
| Basin countries | Abkhazia |
| Max. length | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Max. width | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Surface area | .095 km (0.037 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 1,235 m (4,052 ft) |
Lake Smaller Ritsa (Georgian: პატარა რიწა), located in Abkhazia, is a lake in the Caucasus Mountains, surrounded by mixed mountain forests and subalpine meadows.
Geography
The lake located at the Pshegishkha (2217 m) mountain bottom at the height of 1235 m, to the east from Gagra Ridge in the Iupshara River basin, 5 kilometers to the west from the lake Big Ritsa. Feeds by snow, rain and underground water. The length of the Smaller Ritsa is 530 m and the width is 290 m. Maximum depth of the lake is 76 m. Surface area is 0,095 km (37 sq mi). In the lake lives trout.
See also
Sources
- I. Abkhazava, Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, T. 7, p. 709, Tbilisi., 1984 year.
References
- "Lake Smaller Ritsa" (in Georgian). Wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
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