| Country | Georgia, Abkhazia[1] |
|---|---|
| Length | 12.6 km (7.8 mi) |
| Source 1 | Lake Ritsa |
| Source1 coordinates | 43.47182°N 40.5332°E |
| Mouth location | Gega River |
| Mouth coordinates | 43.40933°N 40.46214°E |
The Iupshara (Georgian: იუფშარა; Abkhaz: Ҩҧсара) is a river in northern Abkhazia,[1] Georgia. The river flows from Lake Ritsa, the deepest lake in Abkhazia (116 m),[2] to the Gega River, a tributary of the Bzyb River.
The total length of the river is 12.6 km (7.8 mi) with a gradient of 48.7 m/km (257 ft/mi). It drains an area of 170 km2 (66 sq mi). The highest discharge of the Iupshara is in May, 29.6 m3/s (1,050 cu ft/s), and the lowest in February, 0.94 m3/s (33 cu ft/s).[3]
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- ^ "State of the Environment Georgia - Biodiversity". 2016-05-08. Archived 2016-05-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ "о водном путешествии с эл. 5 к.с. по р.р.Юпшара-Гега-Бзыбь, совершённому на катамаранах с 30 августа по 9 сентября 2005г. группой из г. Москвы под руководством Боброва А.В.". Retrieved 2016-11-27.