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List of rivers of Serbia

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List of rivers of Serbia

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Rivers and main drainage basins in Serbia.

Many rivers flow entirely or partially within Serbia proper, and others are just border rivers. They are dammed for the purpose of generating hydroelectric power or as water reservoirs, creating most of the lakes of Serbia.

Drainage basins

All rivers in Serbia belong to the drainage basins of three seas: Black Sea, Adriatic Sea or Aegean Sea.

The largest in area, Black Sea drainage basin, covers an area of 81,261 km2 or 92% of the territory of Serbia. The entire basin is drained by only one river, the Danube, which flows into the Black Sea. All major rivers in Serbia, like Tisa, Sava, Velika Morava and Drina belong to it.

The Adriatic Sea drainage basin covers an area of 4,500 km2 or 5% of territory of Serbia. It comprises the western half of the Kosovo and Metohija and it is mostly drained by one river, the White Drin, which in Albania meets the Black Drin to create the Drin river, which flows into the Adriatic Sea. Smaller portion of it is drained by Crni Kamen-Radika river in the extreme southern region of Gora, which also drains into Black Drin in North Macedonia.

The Aegean Sea basin is the smallest in area, 2,650 km2 or 3% of the territory of Serbia, and covers the southern parts of Serbia, to the Macedonian and Bulgarian borders. It is drained by three rivers: Lepenac, Pčinja and Dragovištica. The first two flow into the Vardar river in North Macedonia, and the third flows into the Struma river in Bulgaria, and both of those rivers flow into the Aegean Sea.

All three basins meet at the Drmanska glava peak on the Crnoljeva mountain in central Kosovo, which represents the water divide of Serbia and the major one in the Balkans, as it divides three out of the Balkan's four drainage basins (the fourth being the Ionian Sea).

List of major rivers

The lengths in the table present the overall lengths of the rivers, not just the Serbian parts of the flow. In the first table, rivers over 50 km are listed, including river systems (such as Great Morava) created by confluence of other major rivers; in those cases, the length is given as the total of the river and the longer headstream.

Selected list of shorter rivers is added below the two tables.

NameCyrillicLength (km)Drainage area (km2)Drainage basin (sea)length measured as:Main tributary (in Serbia)Provinces within SerbiaCountries sharing the same river
1.DanubeДунав2888817000BlackBreg-DanubeTisaVojvodina, Central Serbia
2.TisaТиса1026157020BlackBlack Tisa-TisaBegejVojvodina
3.SavaСава99095719BlackSava Dolinka-SavaDrinaVojvodina, Central Serbia
4.Velika Morava (Great Morava)Велика Морава49335419BlackGolijska Moravica-Zapadna Morava-Velika MoravaJužna MoravaCentral Serbia
5.DrinaДрина48719570BlackTara-DrinaLimCentral Serbia
6.TamišТамиш35913085BlackregularBrzavaVojvodina
7.DrinДрим33511756AdriaticWhite Drin-DrinKlinaKosovo
8.Južna Morava (South Morava)Јужна Морава29515469BlackGolema-Binačka Morava-Južna MoravaNišavaKosovo, Central Serbia
9.IbarИбар2768059BlackregularSitnicaCentral Serbia, Kosovo
10.BegejБегеј2542878BlackregularNovi BegejVojvodina
11.LimЛим2205963BlackVrmoša-Luča-Lake Plav-LimUvacCentral Serbia
12.NišavaНишава2183950BlackregularTemšticaCentral Serbia
13.TimokТимок2034630BlackSvrljiški Timok-Beli Timok-TimokCrni TimokCentral Serbia
14.BosutБосут1863097BlackBiđ-BosutStudvaVojvodina
15.BrzavaБрзава1661190Blackregularminor flowsVojvodina
16.ToplicaТоплица1302600BlackDuboka-ToplicaKosanicaCentral Serbia
17.PekПек1291236BlackLipa-PekJagnjiloCentral Serbia
18.PlazovićПлазовић129Blackregularminor flowsVojvodina
19.PčinjaПчиња1283140Aegeanregularminor flowsCentral Serbia
20.NeraНера1241420Blackregularminor flowsVojvodina
21.KolubaraКолубара1233639BlackObnica-KolubaraTamnavaCentral Serbia
22.UvacУвац1191095BlackRasanska reka-Vapa-UvacTisnicaCentral Serbia
23.MlavaМлава1181210BlackTisnica-MlavaVitovnicaCentral Serbia
24.KarašКараш1101400BlackregularIlidijaVojvodina
25.Krivaja (Bačka)Криваја109956Blackregularminor flowsVojvodina
26.ČikЧик95481BlackregularnoneVojvodina
27.RasinaРасина92994Blackregularminor flowsCentral Serbia
28.SitnicaСитница903129BlackregularLabKosovo
29.TamnavaТамнава90930BlackregularUbCentral Serbia
30.KerešКереш90976BlackregularnoneVojvodina
31.TemšticaТемштица86820BlackVisočica-TemšticaDojkinička rekaCentral Serbia
32.JablanicaЈабланица85895BlackregularČokotinska rekaCentral Serbia
33.Crni TimokЦрни Тимок841003BlackregularZlotska rekaCentral Serbia
34.NadelaНадела84Blackregularminor flowsVojvodina
35.JasenicaЈасеница791343BlackregularKubršnicaCentral Serbia
36.JadarЈадар79894BlackregularRakovicaCentral Serbia
37.GružaГружа77622BlackregularKotlenjačaCentral Serbia
38.LepenacЛепенац75770AegeanregularNerodimkaKosovo
39.ĐetinjaЂетиња751486BlackregularSkrapežCentral Serbia
40.VeternicaВетерница75515BlackregularSušicaCentral Serbia
41.JermaЈерма74BlackregularZvonačka rekaCentral Serbia
42.LabЛаб72950BlackregularKačandolska rekaKosovo
43.Rzav (Drina)Рзав72605BlackBlack Rzav-RzavWhite RzavCentral Serbia
44.Pusta reka (Južna Morava)Пуста река71569BlackGolema-Pusta rekaminor flowsCentral Serbia
45.MostongaМостонга70BlackregularnoneVojvodina
46.RadikaРадика70665AdriaticCrni Kamen-Ćafa Kadis-Radikaminor flowsCentral Serbia
47.GalackaГалацка69843Blackregularminor flowsVojvodina
48.VlasinaВласина681050BlackregularLužnicaCentral Serbia
49.ResavaРесава65685BlackregularnoneCentral Serbia
50.JegričkaЈегричка65BlackregularnoneVojvodina
51.DragovišticaДраговиштица63AegeanMutnica-Božička reka-DragovišticaLjubatska rekaCentral Serbia
52.Pećka Bistrica (Peć Bistrica)Пећка Бистрица62505Adriaticregularminor flowsKosovo
53.KlinaКлина62393AdriaticregularMoveKosovo
54.Rzav (Golija)Рзав61575BlackVeliki Rzav-RzavMali RzavCentral Serbia
55.StudenicaСтуденица60582BlackCrna reka-StudenicaBrusnička rekaCentral Serbia
56.RaškaРашка601193BlackregularDeževska rekaCentral Serbia
57.Sokobanjska MoravicaСокобањска Моравица58606Blackregularminor flowsCentral Serbia
58.UbУб57274Blackregularminor flowsCentral Serbia
59.LugomirЛугомир57447BlackDulenska reka-LugomirŽupanjevačka rekaCentral Serbia
60.JerezЈерез56503Blackregularminor flowsCentral Serbia
61.Jasenička rekaЈасеничка река55BlackVrelska reka-Jasenička rekaminor flowsCentral Serbia
62.Dečanska Bistrica (Dečani Bistrica)Дечанска Бистрица53300AdriaticKožnjarska Bistrica-Dečanska BistricaKožnjarska BistricaKosovo
63.JarčinaЈарчина53BlackMeđeš-Progarska Jarčinaminor flowsVojvodina, Central Serbia
64.BudovarБудовар52BlackPatka-Budovarminor flowsVojvodina
65.DrenicaДреница51447BlackregularVrbovačka rekaKosovo
66.RaljaРаља51310Blackregularminor flowsCentral Serbia
67.ErenikЕреник51516AdriaticregularLoćanska BistricaKosovo
68.Porečka rekaПоречка река50538BlackŠaška-PorečkaCrnajkaCentral Serbia
69.Trgoviški TimokТрговишки Тимок50520BlackStrma reka-Trgoviški TimokŽukovska rekaCentral Serbia

Major sub-rivers

Some rivers, historically with different names, are already included in the length of other rivers, but exist as separate rivers in topography or tradition. The most prominent ones are listed below.

NameCyrillicLength (km)Drainage area (km2)Drainage basin (sea)length measured as:Main tributaryProvinces within SerbiaIncluded in:
1.Zapadna Morava (West Morava)Западна Морава30815849BlackGolijska Moravica-West MoravaIbarCentral Serbia
2.White DrinБели Дрим1754300AdriaticregularKlinaKosovo
3.Beli TimokБели Тимок1152167BlackSvrljiški Timok-White TimokTrgoviški TimokCentral Serbia
4.Golijska MoravicaГолијска Моравица981486BlackregularÐetinjaCentral Serbia
5.VisočicaВисочица71BlackregularDojkinička rekaCentral Serbia
6.Svrljiški TimokСврљишки Тимок64720Blackregularminor flowsCentral Serbia

List of selected rivers below 50 km

  • Binačka Morava (Binač Morava), 49 km
  • Lepenica, 48 km
  • Skrapež, 48 km
  • Galovica, 47 km
  • Kalenićka reka, 45 km
  • Pepeljuša, 45
  • Rača, 44 km
  • Toponička reka, 43 km
  • Čemernica, 43 km
  • Kubršnica, 42 km
  • Jezava, 47,5 km
  • Nerodimka, 41 km
  • Tegošnica, 41 km
  • Zamna, 41 km
  • Belica, 40 km
  • Kutinska reka, 40 km
  • Lužnica (Vlasina), 39 km
  • Kosanica, 38 km
  • Dobrava, 38 km
  • Studva, 37 km
  • Turija (Kolubara), 36 km
  • Prizrenska Bistrica, 35 km
  • Dičina, 35 km
  • Kriva reka, 35 km
  • Ljuboviđa, 34 km
  • Zasavica, 34 km
  • Kudoš, 34 km
  • Kamenica (Zapadna Morava), 34 km
  • Poblačnica-Ustibarska, 34 km
  • Barbatovačka reka, 34 km
  • Rupska-Kozarska reka, 34 km
  • Peštan, 33 km
  • Bela reka (Mačva), 33 km
  • Resavčina, 32 km
  • Kačer, 32 km
  • Jovanovačka reka, 31 km
  • Ljig, 31 km
  • Bitva, 31 km
  • Vizelj, 31 km
  • Petrovačka reka, 31 km
  • Topčiderska reka, 30 km
  • Crnica, 30 km
  • Miruša, 30 km
  • Plavska reka, 30 km
  • Likodra, 30 km
  • Gračanica, 30 km
  • Gradac, 30 km
  • Konjska reka, 30 km
  • Turija (Južna Morava), 30 km
  • Zlotska reka, 30 km
  • Gračanica, 30 km
  • Trnovačka reka, 30 km
  • Guzajna, 29 km
  • Osanica, 29 km
  • Vrla, 28 km
  • Slatinska reka, 28 km
  • Ribnica (Kolubara), 28 km
  • Vrla, 28 km
  • Velika-Slatinska reka, 28 km
  • Lešnica, 28 km
  • Veliki Begej, 27 km
  • Resavica, 27 km
  • Preševska Moravica, 27 km
  • Rogačica, 27 km
  • Vukodraž, 27 km
  • Grza, 26 km
  • Ravanica, 26 km
  • Sibnica, 26 km
  • Šelovrnac, 25 km
  • Jošanica, 25 km
  • Dojkinička reka, 25 km
  • Lužnica (Skrapež), 25 km
  • Čikas, 24 km
  • Radovanska reka, 24 km
  • Jablanica (Valjevo), 24 km
  • Despotovica, 24 km
  • Ribnica (Ibar), 23 km
  • Crnajka, 22 km
  • Deževka, 22 km
  • Cernica, 22 km
  • Vratna, 22 km
  • Jelašnica (Južna Morava), 21 km
  • Borovštica, 20 km
  • Vranj, 20 km
  • Mileševka, 20 km
  • Bistrica-Boroštica, 20 km
  • Sutjeska, 20 km
  • Blatašnica, 18 km
  • Vučjanka, 18 km
  • Keveriš, 17 km
  • Gradska reka, 17 km
  • Krivaja (Syrmia), 16 km
  • Ponjavica, 16 km
  • Ostružnička reka, 15 km
  • Ljukovo, 14 km
  • Bolečica, 12 km
  • Rakovički potok, 8,5 km
  • Vrelo, 0,365 km
  • Loćanska Bistrica (Loćane Bistrica) ? km
  • Kožnjarska Bistrica (Kožnjar Bistrica) ? km
  • Pusta reka (Vlasina) ? km
  • Toplica (Kolubara) ? km

References

References

  1. (1984). "Geographica Slovenica". Inštitut za geografijo Univerze Edvarda Kardelja v Ljubljani.
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