Treska ( mk, Треска, ) is a
river
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in the western part of
North Macedonia
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, a right tributary to
Vardar
The Vardar (; mk, , , ) or Axios () is the longest river in North Macedonia and the second longest river in Greece, in which it reaches the Aegean Sea at Thessaloniki. It is long, out of which are in Greece, and drains an area of around . Th ...
. It is long, and its basin is 2350 km
2.
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It rises in the
Stogovo
Stogovo (; sq, Stogovë) is a mountain in the western part of North Macedonia. It has impressive mountain, peaks: Golem Rid (2278 m), Babin Srt (2242 m), Kanesh and many more higher than 2000 meters above the sea level.
Mountain Stogovo can be ea ...
mountain at an altitude of around 2000 meters, and flows eastwards through the valley of
Kičevo
Kičevo ( mk, Кичево ; sq, Kërçovë) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, located in a valley in the south-eastern slopes of Mount Bistra, between the cities of Ohrid and Gostivar. The capital Skopje is 112 km away. Th ...
. At
Makedonski Brod
Makedonski Brod ( mk, Македонски Брод ; meaning "Macedonian Ford") is a small town in the central part of North Macedonia, on the south-eastern part of Suva Gora, western Karadžica and south-western Dautica mountains. The town is ...
it turns northwards, flows between the mountains of
Suva Gora
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and
Karadžica, finally flowing into the Vardar in the
Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.
The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...
suburb
Gjorče Petrov
Gyorche Petrov Nikolov born Georgi Petrov Nikolov (April 2, 1865 – June 28, 1921), was a Bulgarian teacher and revolutionary, one of the leaders of the Bulgarian Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Committees. He was their representative i ...
.
Three dams have been built on Treska:
* in 1937 the
Matka dam and lake near
Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.
The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...
* in 2004 the
Kozjak dam and lake
* in 2012 the
Sveta Petka
References
Rivers of North Macedonia
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