List of rivers of Bulgaria

This is a list of rivers in Bulgaria, organised geographically, taken clockwise from the westernmost tributaries of the Danube drainage. Tributaries are listed down the page in an downstream direction, i.e. the first tributary listed is closest to the source, and tributaries of tributaries are treated similarly. The main stem (or principal) river of a catchment is labelled as (MS), right-bank tributaries are indicated by (R), left-bank tributaries by (L). Note that in general usage, the 'right or left bank of a river' refers to the right or left hand bank, as seen when looking downstream. The list encompasses most of the main rivers of Bulgaria. It includes rivers shared with other countries. There is also a list of rivers over 50 km. The Bulgarian word for river, река (transliteration reka) is often a part of the river names in the country.

Overview

There are 540 rivers in Bulgaria.^[1] The longest river in Bulgaria is the Danube (2,888 km), which spans most of the country's northern border for a length of 470 km. The longest one to run through the country (and also the deepest) is the Maritsa (480 km), while the longest river that runs solely in Bulgaria is the Iskar (368 km).^[2]

The density of rivers is highest in the mountain areas and lowest in Dobrudzha, the Danubian Plain and the Upper Thracian Plain.^[1] There are two catchment basins: the Black Sea (57% of the territory and 42% of the rivers) and the Aegean Sea (43% of the territory and 58% of the rivers) basins.^[1]^[3] The territory of Bulgaria is 110,994 km², of which 63,270 km² fall within the Black Sea catchment bason, divided between the Danube (49,950 km²) and Black Sea Coast drainage (13,320 km²), and 47,730 km² fall within the Aegean Sea basin, divided between the Maritsa (34,166 km²), Mesta (2,767 km²) and Struma (10,797 km²) drainage.

The

Rezovo.^[4]

The Aegean Sea catchment basin drains the Thracian Plain and most of the higher lands to the south and southwest. Several major rivers flow directly to the Aegean Sea. Many of their tributaries fall swiftly from the mountains and have cut deep, scenic gorges. The 480 km–long

Topolnitsa, Vacha, etc. The other Bulgarian rivers flowing directly to the Aegean are the Struma and the Mesta.^[3]^[4]

Black Sea Drainage

Danube Drainage

Danube (MS)
- (outside Bulgaria) Great Morava (R)
  - (outside Bulgaria) South Morava (L)
    - Nišava (R)
      - Gaberska reka (L)
      - Erma (L)
      - (outside Bulgaria) Temštica (R)
        Visochitsa (R)
- Timok
  (R)
- Topolovets (R)
  - Rabrovska reka (L)
  - Deleynska reka (L)
- Voynishka reka (R)
- Vidbol (R)
- Archar (R)
  - Salashka reka (R)
- Skomlya (R)
- Lom (R)
  - Stakevska reka (L)
    - Chuprenska reka (R)
  - Nechinska bara (L)
- Tsibritsa (R)
  - Tsibar (L)
  - Dushilnitsa (L)
- Ogosta (R)
  - Prevalska reka (L)
  - Dalgodelska Ogosta (R)
  - Zlatitsa (R)
  - Barzia (R)
  - Shugavitsa (R)
  - Botunya (R)
  - Ribine (R)
  - Skat (R)
    - Barzina (L)
- Iskar (R)
  - Cherni Iskar (L)
  - Beli Iskar (R)
  - Musalenska Bistritsa (R)
  - Palakaria (L)
  - Shipochanitsa (R)
  - Zheleznishka reka (L)
  - Vitoshka Bistritsa (L)
  - Perlovska (L)
    - Boyanska reka (L)
    - Vladaya (L)
  - Lesnovska reka (R)
  - Kakach (L)
  - Blato (L)
  - Batuliyska reka (R)
  - Iskretska reka (L)
  - Gabrovnitsa (R)
  - Malki Iskar (R)
    - Bebresh (L)
  - Zlatna Panega (R)
  - Gostilya (L)
- Vit (R)
  - Cherni Vit (L)
  - Beli Vit (R)
  - Kalnik (R)
  - Kamenitsa (R)
  - Chernyalka (R)
  - Tuchenitsa (R)
- Osam (R)
  - Beli Osam (L)
  - Cherni Osam (R)
  - Komanska reka (L)
  - Suha reka (L)
  - Shavarna (L)
  - Lomya (R)
- Barata (R)
- Yantra (R)
  - Belitsa (R)
    - Dryanovska reka (L)
  - Stara reka (R)
    - Golyama reka (R)
    - Veselina (L)
      - Zlatarishka reka (R)
  - Rositsa (L)
    - Vidima (L)
    - Negovanka (R)
    - Bohot (R)
  - Eliyska reka (L)
  - Studena (L)
- Rusenski Lom (R)
  - Cherni Lom (L)
    - Baniski Lom (L)
  - Beli Lom (R)
    - Hlebarovska reka (R)
    - Malki Lom (R)
- Topchiyska reka (R)
- Tsaratsar (R)
- Senkovets (R)
- Kanagyol (R)
  - Harsovska reka (R)
- Suha reka (R)
  - Karamandere (L)
  - Dobrichka reka (R)

Black Sea Coast

Shablenska reka (Ms)
Batova (Ms)
Provadiya (Ms)
- Matnishka reka (R)
- Kriva reka (L)
- Devnya (L)
Kamchiya (Ms)
- Golyama Kamchiya (L)
  - Eleshnitsa (R)
  - Vrana (L)
  - Poroyna (L)
  - Stara reka (L)
  - Brestova reka (R)
- Luda Kamchiya (R)
  - Kotlenska reka (L)
  - Medvenska reka (L)
- Eleshnitsa (R)
Dvoynitsa (Ms)
Hadzhiyska reka (Ms)
Aheloy (Ms)
Aytoska reka (Ms)
Chukarska reka (Ms)
Rusokastrenska reka (Ms)
Sredetska (Ms)
- Gospodarenska reka (L)
Fakiyska reka (Ms)
Izvorska reka (Ms)
Ropotamo (Ms)
Dyavolska reka (Ms)
Karaagach (Ms)
Veleka (Ms)
- Mladezhka reka (R)
Rezovo (Ms)

Aegean Sea Drainage

Maritsa (Ms)
- Ibar (R)
- Yadenitsa (R)
- Chepinska reka (R)
  - Matnitsa (R)
- Topolnitsa (L)
  - Bunovska reka (R)
  - Mativir (R)
- Luda Yana (L)
- Stara reka (R)
- Vacha (R)
  - Shirokolashka (R)
  - Devinska reka (L)
  - Gashnya (L)
- Potoka (L)
- Parvenetska reka (R)
- Pyasachnik (L)
- Chepelare (R)
  - Yugovska reka (R)
- Stryama (R)
  - Byala reka (L)
- Srebra (L)
- Cherkezitsa (R)
- Brezovska reka (L)
- Omurovska reka (L)
- Mechka (R)
- Tekirska reka (L)
- Kayaliyka (R)
- Starata reka (L)
- Banska (R)
- Merichlerska reka (L)
- Martinka (L)
- Arpadere (L)
- Sazliyka (L)
  - Blatnitsa (L)
  - Ovcharitsa (L)
  - Sokolitsa (L)
- Harmanliyska reka (R)
  - Haskovska reka (L)
- Biserska reka (R)
- Golyama reka (L)
- Levchenska reka (L)
- Arda (R)
  - Cherna (L)
  - Malka Arda (L)
  - Borovitsa (L)
  - Varbitsa (R)
  - Perperek (L)
  - Krumovitsa (R)
  - Aterenska reka (R)
- Tundzha (L)
  - Tazha (L)
  - Maglizhka reka (L)
  - Asenovska reka (L)
  - Mochuritsa (L)
  - Popovska reka (L)
    - Krushevska reka (R)
    - Arapliyska reka (L)
  - Sinapovska reka (R)
- Luda reka (R)
  - Byala Reka (L)
Mesta (Ms)
- Cherna Mesta (L)
- Byala Mesta (R)
- Iztok (R)
  - Glazne (R)
    - Banderitsa (L)
    - Demyanitsa (R)
- Disilitsa (R)
- Retizhe (R)
- Kanina (L)
  - Vishteritsa (R)
- Chechka Bistritsa (L)
- Dospat (L)

Struma (Ms)
- Konska reka (R)
- Arkata (L)
- Treklyanska reka (R)
- Dragovishtitsa (R)
- Sovolyanska Bistritsa (R)
- Eleshnitsa
  (R)
- Dzherman (L)
- Rilska River (L)
- Blagoevgradska Bistritsa (L)
- Gradevska reka (L)
- Vlahina reka (L)
- Lebnitsa (R)
- Sandanska Bistritsa (L)
- Strumeshnitsa (R)
- Melnishka reka (L)
- Pirinska Bistritsa (L)

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Donchev & Karakashev 2004, p. 68
^ Donchev & Karakashev 2004, pp. 68–70
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hydrology of Bulgaria". Topics of Geography of Bulgaria. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Donchev & Karakashev 2004, p. 69

References

Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).
Дончев (Donchev), Дончо (Doncho); Каракашев (Karakashev), Христо (Hristo) (2004). Теми по физическа и социално-икономическа география на България (Topics on Physical and Social-Economic Geography of Bulgaria) (in Bulgarian). София (
ISBN 954-649-717-7
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[donchev68-1] Donchev & Karakashev 2004, p. 68

[2] Donchev & Karakashev 2004, pp. 68–70

[hydrology-3] "Hydrology of Bulgaria". Topics of Geography of Bulgaria. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[donchev69-4] Donchev & Karakashev 2004, p. 69

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