Ropotamo
Ropotamo | |
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Location | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Bosna Ridge, Strandzha |
• elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Black Sea |
• coordinates | 42°19′40.08″N 27°45′20.16″E / 42.3278000°N 27.7556000°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 48 km (30 mi) |
Basin size | 249 km2 (96 sq mi) |
The Ropotamo (
The river is most often noted for its 30 m-wide mouth that is home to an abundance of
Ropotamo Glacier on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Ropotamo River.
Geography
Under the name Tserovska River, the Ropotamo originates from the
Ropotamo's drainage basin spans a territory of 249 km2. It borders the basins of the rivers Izvorska that empties into Lake Mandrensko to the north-west, Veleka to the south-west and Dyavolska reka to the south and south-east. The river has predominantly rain feed with high water in winter (January–February) and low water in autumn (August). The average annual flow is 1.31 m3/s at the village of Veselie.[1]
Ecology
Ropotamo Complex | |
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Location | southeastern Bulgaria |
Area | 5,500 ha (21 sq mi) |
Official name | Ropotamo Complex |
Designated | 24 September 1975 |
Reference no. | 65[2] |
Most of the river valley is covered in dense riparian forests of oak, ash, elm, hornbeam, etc. The lower course hosts abundant populations of European white water lily (Nymphaea alba) and a number of rare plant and animal species.[3] To protect these ecosystems in 1940 the authorities established the Ropotamo Reserve, which was designated a Ramsar site in 1975 as part of the Ropotamo Complex that also includes the swamps Alepu, Arkutino and several smaller protected areas.[2][3] In the lower course there are rock formations, such as the Lion's Head, small caves, and the highest dune in the Balkans.[4]
The most important mammal species are
Citations
- ^ a b c d Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 415
- ^ a b "Ropotamo Complex". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "Ropotamo Reserve". Official Tourism Portal of Bulgaria. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "The Highest Dune in the Balkans is in Ropotamo Reserve". Via Pontica. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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).
External links
- "Ropotamo Reserve". Official Tourism Portal of Bulgaria. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- "Pictures from Ropotamo and the Coast". Retrieved 24 July 2018.