Drin (river)
Drin | |
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Peja District | |
2nd source | Black Drin at Lake Ohrid near Struga |
• location | North Macedonia, Struga Municipality |
Source confluence | Near Kukës |
• location | Kukës County, Albania |
Bojana River Small Drin: Gulf of Drin | |
• location | Large Drin: Shkodër County Small Drin: Lezhë County, Albania |
• elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Length | 285 km (177 mi)[1][A] |
Basin size | 19,686[2] km2 (7,601 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | the river mouth |
• average | 352 m3/s (12,400 cu ft/s)[3] |
• maximum | 1,800[4] m3/s (64,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Black Drin, Mirusha, Prizren, Toplluha |
• right | White Drin, Sateska, Radika, Perro, Bushtrica, White Drin: Peja, Deçan, Erenik, Black Drin: Valbona, Shala, Kir, Mertur |
Progression | Adriatic Sea |
The Drin (
At 285 kilometres (177 miles) long,
Located in the
Etymology
The name of the river is recorded in Ancient Greek as Drilon (Δρίλων) and in Latin as Drinus. The name is considered to be of Illyrian origin.[14] The form Drin- has been evidenced by Pliny the Elder (fl. 1st century AD) and is most likely primary. The ancient name Drinus has undergone sound changes reaching the current Albanian form Drin through the evolution of Albanian sound changes.[15][14] The Macedonian name of the river is Дрим, Drim. Homonym rivers are Drino between southern Albania and northwestern Greece, and Drina between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia.
Geography
After the confluence of its two tributaries, near the town of
The Black Drin flows out from the Lake Ohrid near Struga through western North Macedonia and then eastern Albania. The White Drin originates from the Žljeb mountain, north of the town of Peja in the Metohija region of Kosovo, and flows from there through to Albania.[16]
The basin encompasses the transboundary subbasins of
Economy
Drin river contains the largest hydroelectric power station group in the
The artificial
Watershed basin
- ◆ located within North Macedonia
- ◆ located within Kosovo
- Drin
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- Black Drin
- (L): Balicikë and Jabllanicë streams
- (R): Dallgash stream
- Radikë river, Mavrovë and Carakë streams, Zalli i Bulqizës river
- (L): Banjë, Deshat, Gramë, Tepuz, Veleshicë, Prillushë and Tershan streams
- (R): Mur, Setë, Mollë and Lurë streams
- White Drin
- Lumë river
- Orgjost and Topojan streams
- (R): Bistrica e Pejës
- (R): Bistrica e Deçanit
- (R): Erenik
- (L): Bistrica e Prizrenit
- (L): Mirusha
- (L): Toplluha, Klinë
- (L): Istok
- Lumë river
- Black Drin
- Valbonë
- Pecmarë, Vrulla e Shoshanit, Gashi and Tropojë streams
- Shalë
- Okol and Shtrazë streams
- Theth river
- Kaprej and Maja e Zezë streams
- Bigë, Gura e Lekajt, Kosan and Shehu i Abatit streams
- Stupje stream
- Lesniqe river
- Nikaj
- (L): Curraj stream
- Kuç stream
- (R): Nikaj stream
- (L): Curraj stream
- Gjadër and Kir rivers
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History
The ancient name of the river was Drilon. The valley of the river was inhabited by several
Annotations
See also
- Gulf of Drin
- Geography of Albania
- Central Mountain Range
- List of rivers of Albania
Bibliography
- ISBN 9789994381715. Archived from the originalon 20 November 2020.
- ISBN 978-9027933058.
- Shpuza, Saimir (2017). Dyczek, Piotr (ed.). "Scodra and the Labeates. Cities, rural fortifications and territorial defense in the Hellenistic period". Novensia. 28. Warszawa: Ośrodek Badań nad Antykiem Europy Południowo-Wschodniej: 41–64. ISSN 0860-5777.
Further reading
- Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija, Third edition (1985); Prosveta; ISBN 86-07-00001-2
- Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; ISBN 86-01-02651-6
References
- ^ ISBN 9783030864781.
It is simultaneously the longest river in the country, with a length of 285 km.
- ^ Elisabeta Poci. "HYDROLOGY OF THE TRANSBOUNDARY DRIN RIVER BASIN" (PDF). ce.utexas.edu. University of Texas at Austin.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. "ALBANIA". fao.org.
- ^ "Drin". dictionary.com.
- ^ "Internationally Shared Surface Water Bodies in the Balkan Region". inweb.gr.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7613-6378-1. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "Drin Basin". Drin Corda.
- ISBN 9780810861886.
- ^ Kabo, Mevlan (1990). Gjeografia Fizike e Shqipërisë 1 (in Albanian). Tirana, Albania: Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të Shqipërisë. pp. 231–232.
- ^ "The natural wealth and legacy of the Drin River Basin: inspiring our collective actions" (PDF). act4drin.net. p. 7.
- ^ "Drin River Basin The blue heart of the Balkans" (PDF). mio-ecsde.org. p. 4.
- ^ BirdLife International. "Drini Delta". datazone.birdlife.org.
- ^ a b Demiraj 2006, pp. 146, 148−149.
- ^ Katičić 1976, p. 186.
- ISBN 978-0-08-091908-9. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- PMID 23794834. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region". whc.unesco.org. pp. UNESCO.
Situated on the shores of Lake Ohrid, the town of Ohrid is one of the oldest human settlements in Europe; Lake Ohrid is a superlative natural phenomenon, providing refuge for numerous endemic and relict freshwater species of flora and fauna dating from the tertiary period. As a deep and ancient lake of tectonic origin, Lake Ohrid has existed continuously for approximately two to three million years.
- ^ "Albania Upgrades Electrical Grid in the Balkans". e.huawei.com/gr.
- ^ "Sustainable Nexus solutions for Drin river basin". Balkan Green Energy News. October 5, 2022.
- ISBN 0-631-19807-5
- ^ Shpuza 2017, p. 43.