Cherek

The Cherek () is a river in Kabardino-Balkaria in Russia, a right tributary of the Baksan (Terek basin). The Cherek is long and drains a basin of . The Cherek is formed by the confluence of the Cherek-Balkarsky and Cherek-Khulamsky, both of which originate in the glaciers of the northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus. The river Nalchik flows into the Urvan, which is a branch of the Cherek.