Byala reka ( bg, Бяла река, meaning ''White river''; el, Ασπροπόταμος) is a river in the
Rhodope Mountains in Southern
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
, the longest tributary of
Luda reka.
The river rises near the village of
Chernichevo, close to the
Greek border then flows in a general eastern direction until it flows into Luda reka near
Siv Kladenets exactly on the Greek border.
The river is notable for the meanders in its middle course which is part of the protected area "Meanders of the White river" as well the species of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ...
, ''
Cobitis rhodopensis'', which was discovered in 1998 and is the only endemic vertebrate in Bulgaria.
References
Rivers of Bulgaria
Landforms of Kardzhali Province
Landforms of Haskovo Province
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