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| Varbitsa | |
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&sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:Varbitsa_River_02.jpg) The Varbitsa near Zlatograd | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | near Margagyan Peak, Rhodope Mountains |
| • coordinates | 41°24′38.88″N 24°55′6.96″E / 41.4108000°N 24.9186000°E |
| • elevation | 1,284 m (4,213 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Studen Kladenets reservoir |
• coordinates | 41°36′8″N 25°26′8.16″E / 41.60222°N 25.4356000°E |
• elevation | 227 m (745 ft) |
| Length | 98 km (61 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 1,203 km2 (464 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Arda→ Maritsa→ Aegean Sea |
The Varbitsa (Bulgarian: Върбица [vɐrˈbit͡sɐ]) is a 98 km long river in the eastern Rhodope Mountains in southern Bulgaria. It is the longest and the largest tributary of the Arda, the main river of mountain range, itself a tributary of the Maritsa.[2][3] The Varbitsa is Bulgaria's most temperamental river, with up to 5,000 times difference in water volume between spring highs and autumn lows, with frequent massive flooding and erosion as a result.[2] Its middle and lower valley is considered the boundary between the western and the eastern Rhodopes.[3]
- ^ a b Statistical Yearbook 2017, National Statistical Institute (Bulgaria), p. 17
- ^ a b Encyclopaedia Bulgaria, Volume I 1978, p. 800
- ^ a b Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 124