Sulak River

Sulak River

Infobox River
river_name = Sulak River


caption =
origin = confluence of Avar Koisu and Andi Koisu
mouth = Caspian Sea
basin_countries = Daghestan, Russia
length = 144 km
elevation =
mouth_elevation =
discharge = 176 m³/s
watershed = 15,200 km²

The Sulak ( _ru. Сула́к) is a river in Dagestan, Russia. It starts at the confluence of the Avar Koisu and the Andi Koisu rivers. It bed comes throw the Main Sulak Canyon (700-1500 m deep), Akhetl, Chirkei gorges and the Minor Sulak Canyon. Then it comes to the wide valley and forms a delta, flowing into the Caspian Sea.

Sulak's water is used for the water-supply of Makhachkala and Kaspiysk. Sulak's waters generate electricity in a series of hydroelectric power stations, Miatl, Chiryurt, Chirkei and Bavtugai with total power 1345.6 MW.


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