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904: 746: 59: 1333: 624: 40: 1305: 893: 1319: 2475: 66: 671:. Cherni Iskar's discharge at Goverdartsi is 1.60 m/s; its basin covers 237 km. Beli (white) Iskar is the longest of the three with a length of 28 km and its springs are at the northern slopes of the Redzhepitsa Peak (2,677 m). It forms a deep and steep valley and has a basin of 91 km. One of its tributaries, the 687:, constructed between 1939 and 1945, that powers a small 16 MW hydro power station. Levi (left) Iskar is the smallest of the three and has its origins at the northern slopes of the Marinkyovistsa Peak (2,636 m). It flows through a deep valley for 18 km until its confluence with Cherni Iskar downstream of the village 811:
and can be 110 to 120 m high. Upstream the river runs through mesozoic limestone, which makes the gorge narrow and even canyon-like at places. At the very beginning of the gorge to Rebrovo the inclination of the Iskar is only 0.75‰ and it flows slowly, forming meanders and even islets. However,
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to the west. The right margins of the lower Iskar valley are higher and steeper than the left. In the past, the riverbed was carved into an alluvial bottom and due to the small inclination the river used to form meanders with swampy banks. Nowadays the Iskar flows in a corrected riverbed during the
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The Iskar has a significant economic importance, providing water for the needs of the capital and a number of manufacturing plants. It waters are also utilised for irrigation and electrical energy generation, while the scenic gorges and rock formations throughout its course provide excellent
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last about 17 km until it reaches the Danube. The riverbeds of some of its tributaries such as Blato, Stari Iskar and Kakach Kriva river have also been adjusted. The confluence with the Danube is situated at an altitude of 25 m, at 3 km to the north-east of the village of
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Iskar proper is formed by the confluence of Beli and Cherni Iskar and remains a typical mountain turbulent river with very large inclination and dragging force before entering the Samokov valley at an altitude of 950 m. It flows through the town of
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conditions for recreation. Although the Iskar is not navigable its valley is very important for transportation, especially along the Iskar Gorge, which is one of the only three passes in the Balkan Mountains crossed by a railway.
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river basin. It is the only river that takes its source in southern Bulgaria and flows north through the Balkan Mountains that form the water divide between the basins of the Black Sea to the north and the
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and also the only one to have preserved its original direction despite the significant geological changes in later stages. The Iskar basin spans a territory of 8,646 km in six Bulgarian provinces,
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includes several protected areas along the river, such as the section of the Pancharevo Gorge under the code Plana BG0001307 and the lower course of the Iskar in the vicinity of the town of
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At Lyutibrod the Iskar enters the Pre-Balkan hills where it forms its fourth gorge with a length of 64 km. The inclination is 2.59‰ on average between Lyutibrod and the town of
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There are several protected areas that include parts of the Iskar river. The headwaters of the river it its uppermost course fall within the territory of
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the Iskar flows through very eroded rocks and the gorge is wide with better developed and preserved river terraces. These terraces have formed during the
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The Perciformes are the most diverse order of fishes in the Iskar, represented by several families. The autochthonous species of the family
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The Iskar is 368 km long, which makes it the longest river that runs entirely within the territory of Bulgaria. The Danube and the
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rivers are both longer but they also flow through other countries. The Iskar is a tributary to the Danube and forms part of the
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and forms a long and spectacular gorge, whose slopes reach a height of 200 m up to 500 m at some points. The
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sediments of the Danubian Plain. The valley is wide but narrowed by the valleys of neighbouring valleys of the rivers
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the inclination soon increases to an average of 4.1‰ and the flow quickens, forming a narrow and carved river bed.
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reaches a length of 70 km between its beginning at Kurilo, a neighbourhood of Novi Iskar, and the village of
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The lower course begins from the village of Chomakovtsi, where it leaves the pre-Balkan mountains and enters the
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of the river. It takes its source from the Chamovsko Lake (2,500 m) to the north-east of the summit of
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with a number of other reptiles inhabiting the river banks and surrounding areas, such as
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a few kilometres to the north. As it emerges out of the valley the river fills the
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The autochthonous ichthyofauna consists of at least 50 species of two classes,
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which marks its end. The river flows north through much of the gorge but at
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to the south. In terms of geology, the Iskar is the oldest river in the
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The middle course of the Iskar takes its beginning at the village of
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and finally flows into the Danube between the villages of Baykal and
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but has been extinct from the river and inhabits only the Danube.
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the river once again turns its course in northern direction.
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The Iskar used to be inhabited by one of the six species of
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and is joined by its first significant left tributary, the
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mountains that feeds the uppermost tributaries of the Iskar
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it forms a right turn and starts flowing eastwards. Up to
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Its watershed drains 8,617 km in the provinces of
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The amphibians are represented by frogs, such as the
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The waters of the Iskar are habitat of the 1435: 2397: 2383: 2169: 1578: 1409: 1407: 907:Iskar passing through the Balkan Mountains 610:is 54 m/s (1,900 cu ft/s). 475:, forming the spectacular 84 km long 1540: 1418:National Statistical Institute (Bulgaria) 2182:"Iskar River: Objectives for Protection" 902: 891: 744: 622: 471:. From there the Iskar runs through the 2217: 2215: 2213: 1404: 14: 2813: 2308:(in Bulgarian). 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The 691:and has a watershed of 56 km. 24: 2223:"Iskar River: General Information" 1214:, as wells as by two newt species— 1148:. The predominantly marine family 1144:is the only representative of the 1110:, while the species of the family 863: 856:and to the west of the village of 25: 2867: 2332: 2297:Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 2856:Landforms of Sofia City Province 2473: 1331: 1317: 1303: 734: 435:. 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Official Site of Lakatnik 1726:Official Site of Geotechmin 1617:"General Hydrological Data" 1296: 770:Sofia International Airport 535: 267: • location 186: • location 10: 2872: 2279: 1390:Panacorp Wonderland Travel 1352:List of rivers of Bulgaria 1192:European fire-bellied toad 887: 738: 602:(31 km). Its average 439:'s highest mountain range 361: • average 2757: 2736: 2598: 2482: 2471: 2412: 1557:. 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Index

Iskar River

Karlukovo
Iskar (river) is located in Bulgaria
Bulgarian
Bulgaria
Sofia
Sofia City
Vratsa
Lovech
Pleven
Samokov
Sofia
Svoge
Mezdra
Damga
Rila Mountains
Sofia Province
42°11′40″N 23°19′50″E / 42.19444°N 23.33056°E / 42.19444; 23.33056
Mouth
Danube River
Gigen
Pleven Province
43°43′56″N 24°26′29″E / 43.73222°N 24.44139°E / 43.73222; 24.44139
Danube
Black Sea
Bulgarian
[ˈiskɐr]
Latin
Danube

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