The Salashka reka () is a river in northwestern
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
, a right tributary of the
Archar, itself a right tributary of the
Danube
The Danube ( ; see also #Names and etymology, other names) is the List of rivers of Europe#Longest rivers, second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest sou ...
. Its length is 27 km.
The river takes its source at an altitude of 1,180 m some 700 m northwest of the summit of Zhrebche (1,373 m) in the Sveti Nikola section of the northwestern part of the
Balkan Mountains
The Balkan mountain range is located in the eastern part of the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It is conventionally taken to begin at the peak of Vrashka Chuka on the border between Bulgaria and Serbia. It then runs f ...
. It flows in general direction northeast throughout the whole course. The river forms a gorge between the villages of
Salash and
Granichak. Its valley then widens and the river flows into the Archar at an altitude of 161 m at the village of
Kladorub.
Its drainage basin covers a territory of 124 km
2, or 34% of the Archar's total.
The average annual discharge at the village of
Veshtitsa is 0.7 m
3/s.
The Salashka reka flows entirely in
Vidin Province
Vidin Province () is the northwesternmost province of Bulgaria. It borders Serbia to the west and Romania to the northeast, and its administrative centre is the city of Vidin on the Danube river. The area is divided into 11 municipalities. As ...
. There are four villages along its course, Salash, Granichak and Veshtitsa in
Belogradchik Municipality
Belogradchik Municipality () is a municipality ('' obshtina'') in Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located in the western parts of the so-called Fore-Balkan area. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Belogradchik. To the ...
, and Kladorub in
Dimovo Municipality
Dimovo Municipality () is a municipality ('' obshtina'') in Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river in the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Dimovo.
The municip ...
. Its waters are utilized for irrigation.
Citations
References
* {{cite book , ref={{harvid, Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria, 1980
, title = Географски речник на България
, trans-title = Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria
, last1 = Мичев (Michev)
, first1 = Николай (Nikolay)
, last2 = Михайлов (Mihaylov)
, first2 = Цветко (Tsvetko)
, last3 = Вапцаров (Vaptsarov)
, first3 = Иван (Ivan)
, last4 = Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev)
, first4 = Светлин (Svetlin)
, chapter =
, year = 1980
, language = Bulgarian
, publisher = Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura)
, location = София (
Sofia
Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...
)
, isbn =
Rivers of Bulgaria
Landforms of Vidin Province