White Drin
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| White Drin | |
|---|---|
 Waterfall at the mouth of the White Drin river | |
| Native name | Drini i Bardhë (Albanian) |
| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Zhleb mountain, north of Peja, Kosovo |
• coordinates | 42°5′30″N 20°23′41″E / 42.09167°N 20.39472°E |
| Length | 136 km (85 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 4,964 km2 (1,917 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 66 m3/s (2,300 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Drin→ Adriatic Sea |
The White Drin or White Drim (
Drin
.
Course
Kosovo
The Kosovo section of the White Drin flows entirely in the semi-
arc-shaped 122-kilometre (76 mi)-long course.[2] The river originates in the southern slopes of the Zhleb mountain, north of the town of Peja. The river springs near the Bukuroshja e Fjetur Cave. The cave is multi-levelled, not much explored and has a lake inside. The water from the spring was used by the Peja brewery. The stream is originally a sinking river which eventually springs out from the strong well and falls down as a 25-metre (82 ft)-high waterfall named the White Drin Waterfall near the village of Radac, 8 km (5.0 mi) away from Peja. In 1934, Russian émigré Dimitry Tyapkin projected and constructed a hydroelectric power plant next to the waterfalls which produced electricity for the town.[3]
The White Drin first flows to the east, next to the spa of
Krusha e Madhe, Gjonaj) are closer to it. The White Drin also creates the small White Drin Canyon in the Republic of Kosovo
.
The White Drin receives many relatively long tributaries:
Lumbardhi i Pejës, Lumbardhi i Deçanit, Prue Potok, and Erenik from the right; Istog, Klina, Mirusha, Rimnik, Topluga and Lumbardhi i Prizrenit
from the left.
The Kosovo part of the White Drin
border crossing, the river enters the eastern Albanian
region of Trektan.
Albania
The Albanian section of the river is 16 km (9.9 mi) longDrin, which flows into the Adriatic Sea; thus the White Drin belongs to the Adriatic Sea drainage basin. The river is not navigable.
The entire Albanian section (and part of the Kosovan) is flooded by the artificial
Drin controversy
).
References
- ^ a b c Drin/Drim River Sub-basin
- ^ "Lumenjtë dhe pellgjet lumore" (PDF) (in Albanian). Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ Dr Branislav Nikolić, "Vodopad na izvoru Belog Drima", Politika (in Serbian)
- Jelena Bosnić; Milosav Mirković (1997). Tajni teret. Prosveta. ISBN 978-86-07-00001-2.
- Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; ISBN 978-86-01-02651-3
External links
Media related to White Drin at Wikimedia Commons
