Urukh River

Urukh River

Urukh River, known as Kharves in its upper reaches ( _ru. Урух, Харвес), is a river in Kabardino-Balkaria in Russia, a left tributary of the Terek River. The length of the Urukh is 104 km, the area of its drainage basin is 1280 sq km. The Urukh originates in the glaciers of the Greater Caucasus. The river freezes up in December and remains icebound until March.

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