Cherek

{{hatnote|"Cherek" is also a character in the fantasy book series The Belgariad.}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Cherek

| image = Cherek 1.JPG

| image_caption = Cherek Narrows

| pushpin_map = Russia Kabardino-Balkaria#Caucasus mountains

| source1 =

| source1_location = Greater Caucasus

| mouth = Baksan

| mouth_location =

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|43.7004|N|44.0506|E|source:wikidata|display=it}}

| progression = {{RBaksan}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Kabardino-Balkaria (Russia)

| length = {{convert|79|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| basin_size = {{convert|3070|km2|abbr=on}}

}}

The Cherek ({{langx|ru|Черек}}) is a river in Kabardino-Balkaria in Russia, a right tributary of the Baksan (Terek basin).[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article121845.html Черек], Great Soviet Encyclopedia The Cherek is {{convert|79|km|mi}} long and drains a basin of {{convert|3070|km2|mi2}}.{{GVR|173239|Река Черек}} 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, one of them being the Bezengi Glacier. The river Nalchik flows into the Urvan, which is a branch of the Cherek.{{GVR|173264|Водоток Урвань, проток р. Черек}}