River Chorukh
Description:
Quite a large river Chorukh or Chorukh-Negri originates in Turkey - there its length is 412 km, and the lower reaches are located in Adjara (Georgia) with a length of 26 km. Its geographical location is as follows: it originates in the Armenian Highland, and then flows into the Black Sea all the way from the capital - Batumi. You can get there by car in 3 hours 50 minutes (187.1 km), the route: Artvin İspir Yolu/D050 and Erzurum Artvin Yolu/D950.
Five kilometers from the Turkish city of Artvin, located by the river, is a large reservoir Deriner, which is a concrete arch with two curved arcs.
On Georgian territory, Chorukh flows into the Black Sea near the city of Batumi. It is dominated by a humid continental climate within the Köppen climate system, that is, with icy winters and heavy snowfall. Summers are warm, nights are cool. Most of the precipitation falls in late spring and early summer. The river waters are used for irrigation.
The best months to travel are April, May, June, July, August, September and October.