Rivers and main drainage basins in Serbia

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This is a list of the rivers of Serbia, either they are flowing entirely or partially within Serbia proper, or just being a border rivers. A river is a large natural waterway. ... Motto: none Anthem: Bože pravde (English: God of Justice) Capital Belgrade Largest city Belgrade Official language(s) Serbian1 Government Republic  - President Boris Tadić  - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Formation and independence    - Formation of Serbia 814   - Formation of the Serbian Empire 1345   - Independence from the Ottoman Empire July 13, 1878...

Lengths

The lengths in the table are the overall lengths of the rivers, not just the Serbian parts of the flow. Rivers over 50 km are listed in Table 1.

Some rivers, historically with different names, are already included in the length of other rivers, but exist as separate rivers in topography or tradition. Most prominent ones are listed in Table 2. This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

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

Drainage basins

All rivers in Serbia belong to the drainage basins of three seas: Black Sea, Adriatic Sea or Aegean Sea. A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (yellow outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (blue lines) of a contiguous area. ... Map of the Black Sea. ... A satellite image of the Adriatic Sea. ... The Aegean Sea. ...

The largest in area, Black Sea drainage basin, covers and area of 81,261 km² or 92 % of the territory of Serbia. All major rivers in Serbia (and some of the neighboring countries) belong to it, like Tisa, Sava, Great Morava or Drina, but the entire basin is drained by only one river, the Danube which flows into the Black Sea. The Tisza (in Hungarian, Ukrainian: Tysa/Тиса, Russian: Tisa/Тиса, Romanian, Slovak and Serbian: Tisa, German: Theiß, Latin: Tissus, Tisia or Pathissus) is a river, tributary of the Danube and one of the major rivers of Central Europe, passing through Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine... Sava also Save (in Serbian: Сава; German: Save; Hungarian: Száva) is a river in Europe, a right side tributary of Danube at Belgrade. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Danube bend at Visegrád is a popular destination of tourists The Danube (ancient Danuvius) is Europes second-longest river (after the Volga). ...

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, first into Macedonia, then into the Black Drim and Drim river again. Kosovo (known in Albanian as Kosova, in Serbian as Косово и Метохија / Kosovo i Metohija, and in English simply as Kosovo) is a province in southern Serbia. ... The Beli Drim (Albanian: Drini i Bardhë; Serbian Cyrillic: Бели Дрим) is a river in southern Serbia and northern Albania, a 175 km-long headstream of the Drin. ... The Black Drin (Albanian: Drini i Zi, meaning the black deer; Macedonian: Crn Drim) is a river in the Republic of Macedonia and Albania. ... The Drin (Дрим / Drim in Macedonian and in Serbian) is the longest river in Albania, which empties into the Adriatic Sea near the city of Lezhë and the river Buna (Bojana in Serbian) near Rozafa. ... The Radika (Serbian Cyrillic and Macedonian: Радика) is a river in southern Serbia (Kosovo and Metohija) and eastern Macedonia, a 70 km-long right tributary to the Crni Drim river. ... Former Gora municipality in Kosovo, marked in blue Gora (Гора) is a geographical region in southern Kosovo, inhabited by the Gorani people. ...

The smallest in area, 2,650 km² or 3 % of the territory of Serbia, the Aegean Sea, covers the southern parts of Serbia, to the Republic of Macedonia|Macedonian and Bulgarian borders. This drainage basin is drained by three rivers: Lepenac, Pčinja and Dragovištica. First two flow into the Vardar river in Macedonia, and third one flows into the Struma river in Bulgaria, and both of those rivers flow into the Aegean Sea. It covers the southern parts of Serbia, to the Macedonian and Bulgarian borders. The Lepenac (Albanian: Lepenci; Serbian Cyrillic: Лепенац) is a river in southern Serbia (Kosovo and Metohija) and northern Macedonia, a 75 km long left tributary to the Vardar river. ... The Vardar (Macedonian: Вардар; Latin: Axius; Αξιός(Axios) is the ancient and current Greek name of the river) is the longest river in the Republic of Macedonia. ... The Struma (Bulgarian: Струма, Greek: Strimonis, Turkish: Karasu (meaning black water in Turkish)) is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. ...

All three basins meet at the Drmanska glava peak on the Crnoljeva mountain in central Kosovo and Metohija, which represents the hydrographic knot 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). Hydrography focuses on the measurement of physical characteristics of waters and marginal land. ... Balkan peninsula with northwest border Isonzo-Krka-Sava The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe a region of southeastern Europe. ... The Ionian Sea. ...

Table 1

A river is a large natural waterway. ... The Cyrillic alphabet (or azbuka, from the old name of the first two letters) is an alphabet used for several East and South Slavic languages; (Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Rusyn, Serbian, and Ukrainian) and many other languages of the former Soviet Union, Asia and Eastern Europe. ... For the term related to television programmes, see watershed (television). ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (yellow outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (blue lines) of a contiguous area. ... Sea as seen from jetty in Frankston, Australia Look up Sea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Province is a name for a subnational entity. ... Look up country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Danube bend at Visegrád is a popular destination of tourists The Danube (ancient Danuvius) is Europes second-longest river (after the Volga). ... The Breg is the longer of the two German rivers that form the Danube river. ... Republic of Serbia   â€“Vojvodina   â€“Kosovo (UN admin. ... The Tisza (in Hungarian, Ukrainian: Tysa/Тиса, Russian: Tisa/Тиса, Romanian, Slovak and Serbian: Tisa, German: Theiß, Latin: Tissus, Tisia or Pathissus) is a river, tributary of the Danube and one of the major rivers of Central Europe, passing through Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine... The Begej (Serbian: Begej or Бегеј, Romanian: Bega) is a river in Romania and Serbia. ... Sava also Save (in Serbian: Сава; German: Save; Hungarian: Száva) is a river in Europe, a right side tributary of Danube at Belgrade. ... Sava also Save (in Serbian: Сава; German: Save; Hungarian: Száva) is a river in Europe, a right side tributary of Danube at Belgrade. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Velika Morava is a river in Serbia that flows into the Danube near Smederevo. ... Južna Morava or South Morava (Serbian: Јужна Морава) is a river in Serbia which represents the shorter headwater of Velika Morava. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Tara is a river in Montenegro. ... The Lim (Serbian Cyrillic: Лим) is a river flowing through Montenegro, Albania, Serbia and Bosnia and Hercegovina. ... Motto: none Anthem: Oj, svijetla majska zoro Capital Podgorica Largest city Podgorica Serbian of the Ijekavian dialect1 Government Republic  - President Filip Vujanović  - Prime Minister Željko Å turanović Independence From Serbia and Montenegro   - Declared June 3, 2006   - Recognised June 8, 2006  Area  - Total 14,026 km² (159th) 5,414 sq mi   - Water... The TimiÅŸ (Romanian: TimiÅŸ, Serbian: TamiÅ¡ or Тамиш, Hungarian: Temes, German: Temesch) is a river rising in the Semenic Mountains, southern Carpathian Mountains, CaraÅŸ-Severin county, Romania. ... The Drin (Дрим / Drim in Macedonian and in Serbian) is the longest river in Albania, which empties into the Adriatic Sea near the city of Lezhë and the river Buna (Bojana in Serbian) near Rozafa. ... The Beli Drim (Albanian: Drini i Bardhë; Serbian Cyrillic: Бели Дрим) is a river in southern Serbia and northern Albania, a 175 km-long headstream of the Drin. ... For other uses of the name Kosovo, see Kosovo (disambiguation). ... The gorge of NiÅ¡ava in the east of Serbia NiÅ¡ava (Нишава in Cyrillic) is a river in Serbia and Bulgaria and a right tributary of South Morava. ... The Ibar river is a river in southern Serbia and Montenegro, with a total length of 276 km (171 miles). ... The Sitnica (Albanian: Sitnicë; Serbian Cyrillic: Ситница), is a 90 km long river in Kosovo and Metohija province of Serbia (Serbia and Montenegro). ... The Begej (Serbian: Begej or Бегеј, Romanian: Bega) is a river in Romania and Serbia. ... The Begej (Serbian: Begej or Бегеј, Romanian: Bega) is a river in Romania and Serbia. ... The Lim (Serbian Cyrillic: Лим) is a river flowing through Montenegro, Albania, Serbia and Bosnia and Hercegovina. ... Lake Plav (Montenegrin: Plavsko jezero) is a lake located in the town of Plav, Montenegro. ... The gorge of NiÅ¡ava in the east of Serbia NiÅ¡ava (Нишава in Cyrillic) is a river in Serbia and Bulgaria and a right tributary of South Morava. ... Timok (Cyrillic: Тимок) is a river in Serbia. ... Timok (Cyrillic: Тимок) is a river in Serbia. ... Timok (Cyrillic: Тимок) is a river in Serbia. ... Timok (Cyrillic: Тимок) is a river in Serbia. ... The Pek (Serbian Cyrillic: Пек), is the river in eastern Serbia. ... The Kolubara (Serbian Cyrillic: Колубара), is the 123 km long river is western Serbia, the right tributary to the Sava river. ... The Sitnica (Albanian: Sitnicë; Serbian Cyrillic: Ситница), is a 90 km long river in Kosovo and Metohija province of Serbia (Serbia and Montenegro). ... The Lab (Albanian: Llap; Serbian Cyrillic: Лаб) is a river in western part of Kosovo and Metohija, south Serbia. ... Timok (Cyrillic: Тимок) is a river in Serbia. ... The Jasenica (Serbian Cyrillic: Јасеница) is a river is central Serbia. ... The Jadar (Serbian Cyrillic: Јадар) is a river in western Serbia, 79 km long right tributary of the Drina river. ... The Lepenac (Albanian: Lepenci; Serbian Cyrillic: Лепенац) is a river in southern Serbia (Kosovo and Metohija) and northern Macedonia, a 75 km long left tributary to the Vardar river. ... The Veternica (Serbian Cyrillic: Ветерница) is a river in southern Serbia, a 75 km long left tributary to the Južna Morava, which gives the name to the region surrounding its valley. ... The Lab (Albanian: Llap; Serbian Cyrillic: Лаб) is a river in western part of Kosovo and Metohija, south Serbia. ... The Pusta reka (Serbian Cyrillic: Пуста река) is a river in southern Serbia, a 71-km long left tributary to the Južna Morava. ... The Radika (Serbian Cyrillic and Macedonian: Радика) is a river in southern Serbia (Kosovo and Metohija) and eastern Macedonia, a 70 km-long right tributary to the Crni Drim river. ... The Erenik (Albanian: Erenik; Serbian Cyrillic: Ереник) is a river in southern Serbia, in the Metohijan part of the Kosovo and Metohija, a 51 km-long right tributary to the Beli Drim river. ... Timok (Cyrillic: Тимок) is a river in Serbia. ...

Table 2

A river is a large natural waterway. ... The Cyrillic alphabet (or azbuka, from the old name of the first two letters) is an alphabet used for several East and South Slavic languages; (Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Rusyn, Serbian, and Ukrainian) and many other languages of the former Soviet Union, Asia and Eastern Europe. ... For the term related to television programmes, see watershed (television). ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (yellow outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (blue lines) of a contiguous area. ... Sea as seen from jetty in Frankston, Australia Look up Sea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Province is a name for a subnational entity. ... The Beli Drim (Albanian: Drini i Bardhë; Serbian Cyrillic: Бели Дрим) is a river in southern Serbia and northern Albania, a 175 km-long headstream of the Drin. ... The Drin (Дрим / Drim in Macedonian and in Serbian) is the longest river in Albania, which empties into the Adriatic Sea near the city of Lezhë and the river Buna (Bojana in Serbian) near Rozafa. ... Timok (Cyrillic: Тимок) is a river in Serbia. ... Timok (Cyrillic: Тимок) is a river in Serbia. ... Timok (Cyrillic: Тимок) is a river in Serbia. ... Timok (Cyrillic: Тимок) is a river in Serbia. ...

List of selected rivers below 50 km