Chernyalka

The Chernyalka (Bulgarian: Чернялка) is a 27 km-long river in northern Bulgaria, a right tributary of the river Vit, itself a right tributary of the Danube.

Chernyalka
Location
Country	Bulgaria
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	NW of Lisets, Danubian Plain
• coordinates	43°11′24″N 24°37′44.04″E
• elevation	425 m (1,394 ft)
Mouth
• location	Vit
• coordinates	43°23′36.96″N 24°30′24.12″E
• elevation	66 m (217 ft)
Length	27 km (17 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Vit→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Chernyalka takes its source in the Danubian Plain at an altitude of 425 m, some 1.5 km northwest of the village of Lisets. It flows north to the village of Ralevo and then bends in direction northwest, flowing through a karst gorge with steep, at places vertical slopes. The river cuts through the southernmost parts of the Pleven Heights, built of Upper Cretaceous limestones and clay–sandy rocks. The section between the villages of Gortalovo and Kurtozhabene is particularly picturesque. In 1969, the entire length of the 28 km gorge with an area of 4.492 km² was declared a natural landmark. The river flows into the Vit at an altitude of 66 m at the village of Tarnene.

The principal feed is formed by karst waters, with high water in March–June and low water in July–October.

The river flows in Lovech and Pleven Provinces. There are six villages along its course: Nikolaevo, Laskar, Ralevo, Gortalovo, Kartozhabene and Tarnene, all of them in Pleven Municipality. Its waters are utilized for irrigation.

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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).
• Голяма енциклопедия „България“ [Large Encyclopedia Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Книгоиздателска къща „Труд“ (Trud Press). 2012. ISBN 9789548104340.