Key facts
- Native name
- Drini i Zi ( Albanian ) Црн Дрим ( Macedonian )
- Countries
- North Macedonia Albania
- Location
- Lake Ohrid
- Length
- 149 km (93 mi)
- Basin size
- 3,504 km (1,353 sq mi)
- Average
- 118 m /s (4,200 cu ft/s)
- Progression
- Drin → Adriatic Sea
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Encyclopedic overview
The Black Drin or Black Drim (Albanian: Drini i Zi; Macedonian: Црн Дрим, romanized: Crn Drim), is a river in North Macedonia and Albania. It flows out of lake Ohrid in Struga, North Macedonia. It is 149 km (93 mi) long and its drainage basin is 3,504 km (1,353 sq mi). Its average discharge is 118 m/s (4,200 cu ft/s). After flowing through North Macedonia for 56 km (35 mi), the Black Drin crosses the border to Albania, west of Debar. It merges with the White Drin in Kukës to form the Drin, which flows into the Adriatic Sea. It drains most of the eastern border region of Albania.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Black Drin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.