River

Aghstev

133 km from source to mouth · Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Azerbaijan and ArmeniaFlows into Kura River9th longest in Azerbaijan

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SourceMouth

The river and every tributary in its basin, drawn from RiverATLAS (CC BY 4.0).

In numbers

Length

133km

Average flow

8.2m³/s

Basin

2,589km²

Drop

1,214m

from 1,417 m to 203 m

Countries

The journey

From source to mouth

133 km of river and 18 stops on the way: 14 towns and cities on its banks, dams, bridges and the tributaries that feed it.

1,417 m203 m

Tezhlerat 1,417 m0 km

Dilijan16,600 people24 km

Getik Rivertributary43 km

Khachaghbyurtributary68 km

Khashtarak1,771 people73 km

Agstafa reservoir1.7 km²92 km

Joghastributary102 km

Kura Riverat 203 m133 km

050100133 km

0 kmTezhlerat 1,417 m
0 kmLermontovo912 people
2 kmMargahovit3,601 people
6 kmFioletovo1,325 people
24 kmDilijan16,600 people
34 kmTeghut1,484 people
37 kmHaghartsin3,586 people
43 kmGetik Rivertributary
62 kmGandzakar3,563 people
65 kmIjevan19,500 people
66 kmGetahovit2,196 people
68 kmKhachaghbyurtributary
73 kmKhashtarak1,771 people
78 kmDitavan348 people
82 kmAzatamut2,923 people
92 kmAgstafa reservoir1.7 km²
102 kmJoghastributary
105 kmGazakh20,800 people
125 kmPoylu1,800 people
133 kmKura Riverat 203 m

Water level along the river (RiverATLAS; the height is exaggerated). Towns: GeoNames and Wikidata; bridges, dams and tributaries: Wikidata.

River in Azerbaijan and Armenia

At the mouth it carries 8.2 m³/s on average: an Olympic pool every 304 seconds. It drops from 1,417 m to 203 m, 9.1 m per kilometre on average. Its basin covers 2,589 km², about the size of LU. 2.7 million people live in it. Highest water: from May to June. Dams and reservoirs hold back a large share of its water (11% of a year's flow).

Where to start

GazakhLargest city on its banks · 20,800 people
Tbilisi International Airport (TBS)Nearest airport with scheduled flights, 73 km from the cityCar hire at TBS airport (Tbilisi)Discover Cars · Affiliate link
On the water3 ferry piers, marinas, boat rentals and boat ramps along the river (OpenStreetMap)
Kayak and canoe4 put-ins and rapids mapped (OpenStreetMap)
From June to OctoberThe best months to visit

Aghstev, month by month

Highest water: from May to June

Best months to visit: from June to October.

100

0°18 mmJan

130

2°26 mmFeb

240

6°34 mmMar

410

12°48 mmApr

710

16°76 mmMay

790

20°68 mmJun

560

24°40 mmJul

240

23°35 mmAug

19°31 mmSep

160

13°38 mmOct

220

7°29 mmNov

180

3°18 mmDec

Water (estimated flow)Air (average) Rain (mm)Best months

From about 58 m³/s in the lowest month to 790 m³/s in the highest. An estimate: the monthly flow is modelled from the lowest and highest months of WaterGAP (RiverATLAS, 1971–2000) and the rain and snow along the river (WorldClim). Dams change the real rhythm. The chip is the average air temperature; below it, the month's rain.

Plan the trip

Plan the trip: boat trips, a bed by the river, a car

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The basin

Aghstev: the basin in numbers

35,962 km² of land send their water to this river. This is what lives on it.

Heavily regulatedReservoirs can hold 11% of a year's flow: dams shape its seasons.

2.7millionpeople live in the basin
76/km²people per km²
1,540maverage altitude of the basin
703mmof rain a year (basin average)
6.2°Caverage air temperature
6%protected areas
0.4%covered by lakes
1%permafrost
0.9km³held in reservoirs

What covers the basin

20% Forest
22% Cropland
29% Pasture
2% Towns and cities

RiverATLAS (HydroATLAS v1.0, CC BY 4.0): land cover, people, protected areas, glaciers and dams over the whole basin upstream of the mouth.

Along the river

Aghstev: what you find on the way

5Dams
2Weirs
13WaterfallsWhispering waterfall, Karasi and 11 more
4Rapids
3Boat rentals

From OpenStreetMap, within 2.1 km of the river. Not mapped is not the same as not there.

Cross-checked with our atlases

Aghstev in our other atlases

What our sister atlases know about the waterfalls on this river, the lakes it flows through, the beaches at its mouth, the mountains where it rises and the islands off its mouth.

1lake on its wayLakeyas
15mountains at the sourcePeakyas

Lakes and reservoirs (1)

Lakes it flows through, by Lakeyas

Agstafa reservoirkm 781.7km²

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Mountains at the source (15)

Within 15 km of the source, by Peakyas

Tezhler11 km away3,101m
Ampasar11 km away3,053m
Artavaz15 km away2,929m
Yughaqar8.6 km away2,611m
Ditasar15 km away2,432m
Gegharkunik13 km away2,420m
Ditaqar14 km away2,190m
Shahapants5.8 km away2,122m

7 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗

From space

The source and the mouth, seen from orbit

Aghstev: satellite view of the source — **The source**14 km across

Aghstev: satellite view of the mouth — **The mouth**26 km across

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016), CC BY 4.0. The glowing line is the river as drawn by RiverATLAS.

Photos

Aghstev in pictures

Lori, Margahovit, Aghstev river — Donat B · CC BY-SA 4.0

Aghstev River — Stamboltsyan · Public domain

Ağstafaçay river, Qazax district — MirfayzbekAbdullayev · CC0

Tributaries

Where it flows, and what flows into it

It flows into

Kura River

Azerbaijan1,360 km440 m³/s

Tributaries (10)

Also: Getik River, Joghas, Khachaghbyur, Sarnajur, Bldan, Haghartsin, Mtnadzor, Aghbugha, Voskepar, Urtujur

In the same basin

Aras River

Azerbaijan1,072 km280 m³/s Alazani

Azerbaijan351 km98 m³/s Hrazdan River

Armenia141 km18 m³/s Akhurian River

Turkey186 km270 m³/s Iori River

Azerbaijan320 km120 m³/s Debed

Georgia178 km30 m³/s Vorotan River

Azerbaijan178 km22 m³/s Aragvi River

Georgia112 km33 m³/s Arpa River

Azerbaijan128 km21 m³/s Khrami River

Azerbaijan201 km51 m³/s

Nearby

Rivers nearby

Khrami River

Azerbaijan201 km51 m³/s28 km away Debed

Georgia178 km30 m³/s46 km away Alazani

Azerbaijan351 km98 m³/s105 km away Iori River

Azerbaijan320 km120 m³/s91 km away Aragvi River

Georgia112 km33 m³/s92 km away Ksani

Georgia84 km15 m³/s100 km away Hrazdan River

Armenia141 km18 m³/s164 km away Azat River

Armenia55 km36 m³/s165 km away

Where these numbers come from

Name, length, places	Wikidata (Q2352098) · CC0
Course, profile, basin	RiverATLAS v1.0 (HydroATLAS, Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 — followed from the source to the mouth given by Wikidata
Flow	WaterGAP (RiverATLAS), 1971–2000 · CC BY 4.0
Climate along the river	WorldClim (RiverATLAS), 1970–2000 · CC BY 4.0
Towns, bridges, dams	Wikidata · CC0; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
Along the river	© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
Images	EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
Our other atlases	Lakeyas, Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; HydroLAKES · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST

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