Urukh River

Urukh River, known as Kharves in its upper reaches (Russian:Урух, Ossetian:Æрæф, Æræf, Digor: Ирæф, Iræf), is a river in North Ossetia–Alania and Kabardino-Balkaria (Russia), which flows northeast to join the Terek River northwest of Vladakavkaz. The length of the Urukh is 104 km, the area of its drainage basin is 1280 km². The Urukh originates in the glaciers of the Greater Caucasus. The river freezes up in December and remains icebound until March.