Rasina (river)
| Rasina | |
|---|---|
 Quay in Brus | |
  Location of the mouth in Serbia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Bzenice, Aleksandrovac |
| Mouth | |
• location | Bivolje, Kruševac |
• coordinates | 43°37′11″N 21°21′28″E / 43.61972°N 21.35778°E |
| Length | 92 km (57 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 990 km2 (380 sq mi)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | West Morava→ Great Morava→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Rasina (
Its historical name is Arsen (Αρσεγα).
The Rasina springs from the southern slopes of the Goč mountain, near the village of Rašovka, southwest of the most famous Serbian spa, Vrnjačka Banja. The river originally flows to the southeast, around the mountains of Željin and Kopaonik, next to the villages of Mitrovo Polje, Bzenica, Pleš, Jablanica, Grčak, Toskići, Budilovina and Milentija. When the Rasina reaches the small town of Brus, it enters the upper Rasina region and continues next to the villages of Tršanovci, Lepenac and Razbojna.
At this point the river reaches the western side of the
The lower Rasina region is densely populated (villages of Suvaja, Majdevo, Štitare, Grkljane, Šogolj, Šavrane, Gornji Stepoš, Bukovica, Donji Stepoš, Lipovac, Malo Golovode, Donje Golovode), with the administrative center of the Rasina District, Kruševac. In its lower course, the Rasina is followed by a parallel flow of the Pepeljuša river, which flows into the Zapadna Morava separately. Seven kilometers after Kruševac, the Rasina flows into the Zapadna Morava at the village of Makrešane.
The Rasina drains an area of 990 km2 (380 sq mi),[2] belongs to the Black Sea drainage basin and it is not navigable.
Lake Ćelije
Reservoir was formed in 1980, when 52 m (171 ft) high dam was built. The lake was created as a part of the regulation program of the
The lake was designed to serve for water supply until 2030 due to its serviceable volume decrease, but the soil erosion in the watershed is lessen then the one that had been foreseen and the life span of the lake will be significantly longer.
In May 2019, preliminary examination by the Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia concluded that there is a basis for the legal protection of the lake as a natural monument.[4]
References
- ^ ISSN 0354-4206. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ a b Velika Morava River Basin, ICPDR, November 2009, p. 2
- ^ R. Stanković (23 November 2017), "Vodovod-Kruševac produžava vek jezeru Ćelije za tri decenije" [Kruševac waterworks company prolonged the life of the Lake Ćelije for three decades], Politika (in Serbian), p. 15
- ^ Slavica Stuparušić (16 May 2019). "Rtanj, novo zaštićeno prirodno dobro" [Rtanj, new protected natural monument]. Politika (in Serbian). p. 8.
Sources
- 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
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