The Stakevska reka (Bulgarian: Стакевска река) is a river in northwestern Bulgaria, a left tributary of the Lom, itself a right tributary of the Danube. Its length is 34 km.[1]
| Stakevska reka | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Balkan Mountains |
| • coordinates | 43°28′15.96″N 22°34′9.12″E / 43.4711000°N 22.5692000°E |
| • elevation | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lom |
• coordinates | 43°35′26.16″N 22°46′48″E / 43.5906000°N 22.78000°E |
• elevation | 218 m (715 ft) |
| Length | 34 km (21 mi) |
| Basin size | 328 km2 (127 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lom→ Danube |
Geography
editThe river takes its source under the name Zheleznata reka at an altitude of 1,300 m about a kilometer northwest of the summit of Haydushki Kamak (1,721 m), the highest peak in the Sveti Nikola section of the northwestern part of the Balkan Mountains. It flows north in a deep forested valley until the village of Stakevtsi and after the junction of the road to the village of Krachimir, the river turns east and crosses the Vedernik ridge. After the junction to Belogradchik, it turns southeast and then east, flowing in a wide valley. Some 1.2 km before its mouth it is joined by its largest tributary, the Chuprenska reka. The river flows into the Lom at an altitude of 218 m at the village of Yanyovets.[1]
Its drainage basin covers a territory of 328 km2, or 26.5% of the Lom's total.[1] The river has predominantly snow–rain feed. The average annual discharge at the village of Borovitsa is 2 m3/s.[1]
Settlements and tourism
editThe Stakevska reka flows entirely in Vidin Province. There are three villages along its course, Stakevtsi, Chiflik and Borovitsa, all of them in Belogradchik Municipality. For 10.2 km upstream from its mouth, its left bank is followed by a stretch of the third class III-102 road Dimovo–Belogradchik–Montana.[2] Just north of the river at Chiflik span the Belogradchik Rocks, a system of sandstone and conglomerate rock formations, a major tourist attraction and a contender in the New 7 Wonders of the World campaign of 2007.[3] A waterfall along the Stakevska reka at the Belata Voda locality has been declared a natural landmark in 1976.[4]
Citations
edit- ^ a b c d Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 464
- ^ "A Map of the Republican Road Network of Bulgaria". Official Site of the Road Infrastructure Agency. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "The Belogradchik Cliffs – A Natural Wonder". Official Tourist Portal of Bulgaria. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Register of the Protected Territories and Zones in Bulgaria". Official Site of the Executive Environment Agency of Bulgaria.
References
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- 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).