The Boyalashka reka (Bulgarian: Боялъшка река) is a 33 km long river in southern Bulgaria, a right tributary of the river Arapliyska reka, itself a left tributary of the Popovska reka of the Tundzha basin. It is the largest tributary of the Arapliyska reka.[1]
| Boyalashka reka | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Dervent Heights |
| • coordinates | 41°59′0.96″N 26°51′0″E / 41.9836000°N 26.85000°E |
| • elevation | 502 m (1,647 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Arapliyska reka |
• coordinates | 42°6′43.92″N 26°36′45″E / 42.1122000°N 26.61250°E |
• elevation | 117 m (384 ft) |
| Length | 33 km (21 mi) |
| Basin size | 159 km2 (61 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Arapliyska reka→ Popovska reka→ Tundzha→ Maritsa |
The river takes its source under the name Chakarlia an altitude of 502 m in the Dervent Heights, some 7005 m south of their highest point Gyurgenbair (555 m), which is situated in Bulgarian territory just north of the Bulgaria–Turkey border. It flows in a narrow forested valley through the northern slopes of the Dervent Heights in direction northwest. It flows into the Arapliyska at an altitude of 117 m some 200 m east of the village of Chernozem.[1]
Its drainage basin covers a territory of 159 km2 or 45.3% of the Popovska reka's total.[1] The Boyalashka reka has predominantly rain feed with high water in autumn and winter.[1]
The river flows entirely in Yambol Province. There is only one settlement along its course, the village of Lalkovo in Elhovo Municipality. Its waters are utilised for irrigation.[1]
Citations
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edit- 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).