Mzymta

Mzymta River
Mzymta from Maidens' Eyewater waterfall
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Krasnodar Krai
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGreater Caucasus
 • elevation2,980 m (9,780 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Black Sea
 • coordinates
43°24′57″N 39°55′25″E / 43.41583°N 39.92361°E / 43.41583; 39.92361
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length89 km (55 mi)
Basin size885 km2 (342 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average45.6 m3/s (1,610 cu ft/s) (near mouth)

The Mzymta (Russian: Мзы́мта; Abkhaz: Мӡы́мҭа; Adyghe: Мэзмытӏэ, Mezmytha) is a river in Northwestern Caucasus, flowing through Mostovsky District and the city of Sochi (Adlersky City District) of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The Mzymta is the largest river in Russia emptying into the Black Sea. It is 89 kilometres (55 mi) long with a watershed of 885 square kilometres (342 sq mi). All the venues of the 2014 Winter Olympics were in the Mzymta Valley.