Dlaboka River ( mk, Длабока река, ''Dlaboka Reka''; sq, Përroi i Thellë), literally meaning ''Deep River'', is a river in western
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...
located in the
Upper Reka
Upper Reka ( mk, Горна Река, Gorna Reka; ), meaning "Upper river", is a geographic and ethnographic subregion of the broader Reka region of western North Macedonia, including settlements within the upper left portion of the Municipali ...
region. It is a left tributary to
Ribnička river, which is one of the largest tributaries of
Radika
The Radika ( Macedonian and Serbian: , ''Radika''; sq, Radikë) is a river in southern Kosovo and western North Macedonia, a -long right tributary to the Black Drin river.
Geography
The Radika proper is long, but measured from the most dist ...
river. Its source is high on
Mount Korab
Korab ( sq, Maja e Korabit or ''Mali i Korabit''; mk, Голем Кораб, lit=Great Korab) is the highest peak of the eponymous mountain range and the fourth-highest mountain located entirely in the Balkan Peninsula, standing at .
Sited on ...
, forming a steep valley which is one of the few places with alpine climate in North Macedonia.
The famous
Korab waterfall
Korab Falls ( Macedonian: Корапски Водопад, also known as Proifel Falls; Macedonian: Пројфелски Водопад; sq, Ujëvara e Korabit) is a waterfall in the upper course of the Dlaboka River on Mount Korab, North Macedo ...
is located near the source of the river.
The river flows by the abandoned village of Žužnje, then into the canyon beneath the villages
Nistrovo
Nistrovo ( mk, Нистрово, sq, Nistrovë) is a village in the municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša, North Macedonia.
Demographics
Nistrovo is one of the few Upper Reka
Upper Reka ( mk, Горна Река, Gorna Reka; ), meaning "Upper ...
and
Bibaj, and then empties into the
Ribnička river.
The upper course of the river flows through a typical glacial
U-shaped valley
U-shaped valleys, also called trough valleys or glacial troughs, are formed by the process of glaciation. They are characteristic of mountain glaciation in particular. They have a characteristic U shape in cross-section, with steep, straight s ...
. The valley narrows at the lower part and forms a canyon.
Valley of Dlaboka River was designated as UNESCO natural heritage site on 44. session of UNESCO in July 2021, included in
.
Sources
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Rivers of North Macedonia