Black Drin
Black Drin | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Lake Ohrid |
Mouth | |
• location | Drin |
• coordinates | 42°5′30″N 20°23′41″E / 42.09167°N 20.39472°E |
Length | 149 km (93 mi) |
Basin size | 3,504 km2 (1,353 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 118 m3/s (4,200 cu ft/s)[1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Drin→ Adriatic Sea |
The Black Drin, or Black Drim (
. It drains most of the eastern border region of Albania.Etymology
The name is ancient - Drinius, Trinius (Pliny), Δρεῖνος (Ptolemy). Its origin is Illyrian from older *Drūn, from Indo-European *drū- into Old Indian drāvayate, run, flow, Avestan dru, run.[3]
Agriculture
This part of Albania is an agricultural-based site. The main agricultural products are corn and barley; silviculture is evolving, as well. The Ohrid trout, which is a form of salmon, can also be found in parts of the river at times.
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References
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- ^ Kabo, Mevlan (1990). Gjeografia Fizike e Shqipërisë 1 (in Albanian). Tirana, Albania: Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të Shqipërisë. p. 232.
Prurja mesatare shumëvjeçare e Drinit të Zi është 118 m3/sek, e Drinit të Bardhë 68.8 m3/sek, e Drinit (në derdhje në Bunë) 352 m3/sek që i përgjigjet një vëllimi vjetor prej 11.1 miliardë m3 ujë.
- PMID 15607787.
- ^ Георгиев, Вл., Ив. Гълъбов, Й. Заимов, Ст. Илчев (съставители). Български етимологичен речник, том 1 (А - З). София, Българска академия на науките. Институт за български език. Издателство на Българската академия на науките, 1971. с. 427.