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.
Coordinates: 43°27′22″N 44°06′26″E / 43.45611°N 44.10722°E