Nature of Georgia: Photo Galleries

Gallery 4: Lakes and wetlands of Georgia
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Lakes and wetlands are widely dispersed throughout Georgia. The largest rivers are Mtkvari ( Kura ) in eastern Georgia and Rioni in the western part of the country. Largest natural lakes are those located in the Javakheti plateau (Paravani, Khanchali, Tabatskuri, Madatapa, Kartsakhi, and Sagamo), Jandari lake in the southeastern Georgia , and Paliastomi lake near the Black Sea coast, associated with other wetlands of the Colchis plain. Georgian wetlands harbor high number of waterbirds, otters, fish. In the river Rioni, still variety of sturgeons is found, along with endemic crayfish species.

Black Sea coast	Ciconia ciconia	Egretta garzertta	Emys orbicularis
Floodplain forest Alazani	Floodplain fores	Hyla savignyi	Lake coast Madatapa
Lake Tabatskuri	Mauremis caspica	Natrix natrix persa	Pelobates syriacus
Pond in SE Georgia	Ring snake and lake frog	Storks and pelicans