Drenica
Location
Country Kosovo
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationCarraleva mountain, northwest of Shtime, Kosovo
Mouth 
  location
Sitnica, southwest of Kosovo, Kosovo
  coordinates
42°36′57″N 21°04′07″E / 42.6158°N 21.0686°E / 42.6158; 21.0686
Length50 km (31 mi)
Basin size447 km2 (173 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionSitnicaIbarWest MoravaGreat MoravaDanubeBlack Sea

The Drenica (Albanian: Drenica; Serbian Cyrillic: Дреница) is a river in Kosovo, a 50 km (31 mi) long left tributary to the Sitnica river. It flows entirely within Kosovo and gives its name to the surrounding Drenica region.

Overview

Originating from two streams in the northern part of Carraleva Mountain, beneath the Breshenc hill (1046 m), the Drenica river takes shape and it originally flows to the north. It is known as Llapushnik until it reaches Rusinovc village, where it enters the Drenica basin. Moving northwest of Poklek village, it enters the mountainous region via the Dobrosheve - Grabovc forest glen. Eventually, at Vragoli village, it merges with the Sitnica river.[1]

The river's course is divided into three sections: the upper flow extends until Poklek, the middle flow spans from Poklek to Bardh i Madh, and the lower flow continues from there until it converges with the Sitnica river.

The Drenica basin experiences an annual average temperature of 9.6 °C and receives a median annual rainfall of 659.7 mm.

The Drenica belongs to the Black Sea drainage basin, drains an area of 447 km2 (173 sq mi) and it is not navigable.

References

  1. "The influence of ecological factors on fish population dynamics in river Drenica".
  • Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija, Third edition (1985); Prosveta; ISBN 86-07-00001-2
  • Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; ISBN 86-01-02651-6
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