The Rusenski Lom ( ) is a river in northeastern

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 Macedon ...

, the last major right tributary of the

Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...

. It is formed by the rivers Beli Lom and Cherni Lom, the former taking its source south of

Razgrad Razgrad ( bg, Разград ) is a city in Northeastern Bulgaria in the valley of the Beli Lom river that falls within the historical and geographical region of Ludogorie (Deliorman). It is an administrative center of Razgrad Province. Etymolo ...

and the latter southeast of Popovo. The source of the Beli Lom at and above sea level is provisionally accepted as the point where the Rusenski Lom starts. Before they merge, the two rivers have a length of for the Cherni Lom and for the Beli Lom and a drainage basin of and respectively. Both rivers primarily run northwestwards, with the Beli Lom going west at Senovo and the Cherni Lom flowing northeast after Shirokovo, as the two rivers get closer to merge east of

Ivanovo Ivanovo ( rus, Иваново, p=ɪˈvanəvə) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Russia. It is the administrative center and largest city of Ivanovo Oblast, located northeast of Moscow and approximately from Yaroslavl, Vlad ...

. The Rusenski Lom empties into the Danube at the city of

Ruse Ruse may refer to: Places *Ruse, Bulgaria, a major city of Bulgaria **Ruse Municipality ** Ruse Province ** 19th MMC – Ruse, a constituency *Ruše, a town and municipality in north-eastern Slovenia * Ruše, Žalec, a small settlement in east-ce ...

, which gives the river its name. The total length from the source of the Beli Lom is . The altitude of the mouth is above sea level. The Rusenski Lom flows through

Rusenski Lom Nature Park , iucn_category = , photo = Rusenski Lom NP.jpg , photo_caption = Panorama of the Rusenski Lom canyon , location = Ivanovo Municipality, Ruse Province, Bulgaria , nearest_city = Ruse , map = Bulgaria , relief = 1 , coordinates = , area ...

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