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The Kriva River () is a 75 km long river in northeastern
The river rises at the northeastern slopes of Osogovo Mountain below the peak Carev Vrv , at an altitude of . On the mouth close to village Klečevce river flows at an altitude of . From the spring to the first tributary of the ''Kiselička reka'' ( from the source), the river flows northwest, then turns sharply to the southwest.
The major tributaries of the Kriva Reka are: Kiselicka reka, Gaberska reka, Raska reka, Rankovecka reka, Vetunicka reka, Drzava (or Rudjinska drzava), Zivusa, Duracka reka, Kratovska reka, Povisnica and Vrlej. It belongs to the
North Macedonia
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, and the biggest left tributary
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of the Pčinja River.
The name ''Kriva Reka'' means "Curved River" in Macedonian.
Geography and tributaries
The river rises at the northeastern slopes of Osogovo Mountain below the peak Carev Vrv , at an altitude of . On the mouth close to village Klečevce river flows at an altitude of . From the spring to the first tributary of the ''Kiselička reka'' ( from the source), the river flows northwest, then turns sharply to the southwest.
The major tributaries of the Kriva Reka are: Kiselicka reka, Gaberska reka, Raska reka, Rankovecka reka, Vetunicka reka, Drzava (or Rudjinska drzava), Zivusa, Duracka reka, Kratovska reka, Povisnica and Vrlej. It belongs to the Aegean Sea
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drainage basin
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. Kriva Reka drains an area of around .
Bibliography
* ''Kvalitet na površinskite vodi vo slivot na Kriva reka'', O. Dimitrovska, I.Milevski, Bilten za fizička geografija,Skopje
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, 2005.
References
{{Reflist Kriva reka, river Osogovo Waterfalls of North Macedonia