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(Redirected from Malaya Laba River) Not to be confused with Labe River.
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River
Laba
Laba (river) is located in Krasnodar KraiLaba (river)Show map of Krasnodar KraiLaba (river) is located in Caucasus MountainsLaba (river)Show map of Caucasus MountainsLaba (river) is located in European RussiaLaba (river)Show map of European Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates44°17′15″N 40°53′45″E / 44.28750°N 40.89583°E / 44.28750; 40.89583
MouthKuban
 • coordinates45°11′14″N 39°41′29″E / 45.18722°N 39.69139°E / 45.18722; 39.69139
Length214 km (133 mi)
Basin size12,500 km (4,800 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionKuban→ Sea of Azov

The Laba (Russian: Лаба; Circassian: Лабэжъ Labez̄) is a river in Krasnodar Krai and Adygea of European Russia. It is a left tributary of the Kuban, which it joins at Ust-Labinsk. It is formed by the confluence of the Bolshaya Laba and the Malaya Laba (Малая Лаба; Лабэжьый Labez̄yj). It is used for irrigation and log driving. It is also suitable for rafting. It is 214 kilometres (133 mi) long (347 kilometres (216 mi) including the Bolshaya Laba), and has a drainage basin of 12,500 square kilometres (4,800 sq mi).

Its main tributaries are, from source to mouth, Malaya Laba (left), Khodz (left), Chokhrak (left), Chamlyk (right), Fars (left), Ulka (left), Giaga (left) and Psenafa (left).

References

  1. Лаба (река в Краснодарском крае) in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian) – via Great Scientific Library

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