Have you ever thought about which river is the smallest in the world. It is possible that there are several such water bodies. But the most famous little river is Reprua.
And now more about what the smallest river in the world is.
An interesting natural object in the form of a short rivulet is located on the territory of the Republic of Abkhazia, and more specifically - in the resort area of Gagra.
Paradoxically, Gagra is the longest Abkhazian city, and Reprua is the shortest river in the world.
Repru is a rather modest river that occupiesterritory of 18 meters. Its width is also quite small - only 10 meters. Needless to say, the depth of the Repru is very small - only a few centimeters.
Its origin, it takes from the beating key of the undergroundThe rivers that flow at a depth of several meters in underground caves. It should also be noted that the Repru consists of the waters of the underground river, which flows in the deepest cave of the world of Krubera-Voronia. Since the shortest river in the world is filled with groundwater, it can be noted that the temperature of the river water is not very high at all - only 11aboutWith, therefore it is impossible to stay in it for a long time.
Research evidence has led to the fact that the waters of the smallest river are clean and suitable for drinking. They are even compared to pure spring waters.
After 18 meters after its beginning, the river flows into the Black Sea. But it should be noted that the river "carries" its beginning and its completion within the beach.
It would seem that not a lot of attentiona tiny water body? However, in Abkhazia there is even a legend dedicated to the river. She says that Reprua is nothing but the tears of one of the daughters of the spirit of the underworld. This spirit lived on the shore of the Black Sea with his son and three of his daughters, who were similar to each other. Daughters were engaged in preparing food and sewing clothes, and the father - the manufacture of weapons for his son and for other soldiers, defenders of the Gagra passage. Thanks to these weapons, the soldiers were invincible. But when the spirit died, there was no one to make weapons, and the son, along with his companions, died at the hands of the attacking enemies. When enemy forces captured almost the whole coast of the Black Sea, they immured the passages of three underground caves, which served as an outlet for sisters to their father and brother. Upon learning of the death of his brother, sisters imprisoned in caves began to shed bitter tears, which formed streams, and then rivers - Reprua, Anyamtsu and Bagherepst, which are located near each other.
So, having folded a beautiful legend, the native Abkhazians told about the appearance of Reprus. Although the scientific sources do not have any information about its true origin and the time of its inception.
All these three rivers have cold waters with the same temperature as in the springs. By the way, the name Bagherepsta is translated as a "cold river".
Despite such modest parameters of the river, it still benefits the whole city. Reprua serves as a conductor of the water intake of the entire Gagra.
Despite the fact that the river is shallow, it has never dried up during its entire existence. This is understandable, because it replenishes its underground waters.
Reprus's current is strong. Large stones protrude on its entire surface.
Representatives of aquatic flora and fauna live in the river: algae, plankton, single-celled organisms and small fish.
If we compare the Abkhazian Repura with othersmall rivers of the world, it can be noted that this river is shorter than the rest in several times. So, for example, the Row River, which flows in the US and also claims the title of the smallest river in the world, has a length of 61 meters, which is little for the river.
The smallest river in the world has the nameAbkhazian origin, but the French sound. "Represa" is translated as "jumping". But the meaning of the meaning of the river is not the name, since Reprua is the name not only of a small river, but also of a huge natural complex. The name is "the outlet of fresh water into the coastal marine zone", so the aboriginal people call the river Reprua. By the way, cave exits open not only on the shore, near the sea, but also in the sea, at a depth of 5-10 meters. To more accurately imagine the process of "recovery", you can simply collect a full bath of water, put the bottom of the shower with holes up and turn on a powerful water head. On the water surface, "keys" are formed, simulating the withdrawal of groundwater to the earth's surface.
Even the smallest water body does not remainwithout the attention of scientists and tourists. Reprua is a well-known Abkhazian river, which "overgrew" with its own legend. It has become a place where tourists come every year to look at the rivulet, whose proportions do not exceed the size of a standard pool.
It is surprising that such a "river" record is setin a small republic. Several dozen reservoirs can claim the title of the smallest river in Russia. In total there are about 3 million small rivers in Russia.
