Vilesh also called Vileshchay is a river of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

. It is one of the largest rivers of the country flowing into the Caspian Sea

Caspian Sea

The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...

 in southeastern Azerbaijan.

Overview

Vileshchay is a part of Gizil-Agach State Reserve

Gizil-Agach State Reserve

Ghizil-Agaj State Reserve, meaning golden forest, was established on an area of 884 km² south-west of the Caspian Sea shore for the purpose of protecting, creating conditions for wintering and nesting of migrant, swamp and wild birds in 1929....

, an ecological heaven for migrating birds, created in 1929. The river is 115 km long with the basin size of 935 km². It starts at 2,203 meter high Quludaş peak

Guludash Peak

Guludash Peak is a peak in Talysh Mountains range in southeastern Azerbaijan. It is above the sea level.The Vilesh River headwaters are in this peak.-Sources:*...

 of Talysh Mountains

Talysh Mountains

Talysh Mountains is a mountain chain in northwestern Iran, and southeastern Republic of Azerbaijan in the northwest section of the Elburz Mountains, extending southeastward from the Lankaran Lowland in southeast Azerbaijan to the lower part of the Sefid Rud in northwest Iran...

. In the middle it additionally branches off to Şərətük river on its right (29 km long), Mətəli river on the left (21 km long). The river is considered to be one of the wildest bodies of water in the country flooding the nearby villages during the rain season. It goes through Yardymli Rayon and Masally Rayon in the Kur-Araz Lowland area. The bigger part of the river is contributed by the rainfall (70%) and the rest derives from underground waters (20%) and melting snow in the mountains (10%). The river has a tendecy to overflow from October to May on annual basis due to heavy rainfall.

Water usage

Vileshchay has healing minerals in the natural spring within which are a cure to skin deceases. The waters from Vileshchay are heavily used for arrogation purposes.
Vileshchay flows into a natural Vileshchay Reservoir

Vileshchay Reservoir

Vileshchay Reservoir is a water reservoir created by flows of Vilesh river. It is located in Masally Rayon of Azerbaijan.The reservoir's volume is 46 million m3 and is a major attraction for tourists and therefore becoming a place of many hotels and resorts. The height of the dam is 37 meters and...

. The reservoir's volume is 46 million m³ that making the riverside locations in Masally

Masally

Masally is the administrative area in the south of Azerbaijan-Geography:This territory borders on Lankaran, Lerik, Yardimli, Jalilabad, Neftchala districts. In the east, the district is washed by the Caspian Sea, and in the west it approaches Talish mountains, Burovar ridge. Height of the...

a major attraction for tourists and therefore becoming a place of many hotels and resorts.