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The Osam ( ) is a river in northern Bulgaria, a right tributary of the Danube. Its length including the main stem Cherni (Black) Osam is 314 km, making it the fifth longest river in Bulgaria. The river proper, formed by the confluence of the Cherni and Beli (White) Osam, is 278 km.

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Osam
River.image
River_Osam_at_Devetaki.jpg
River.mapframe
yes
River.mapframe zoom
7
River.source1_location
SW of Levski Peak, Balkan Mountains
River.mouth_location
Danube
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Bulgaria
River.length_km
314
River.basin_size_km2
2824

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Elevation
22
Image
River Osam at Devetaki.jpg
Length
314
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Osam
watershed area
2824.2
discharge
12.6
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The Osam ( ) is a river in northern Bulgaria, a right tributary of the Danube. Its length including the main stem Cherni (Black) Osam is 314 km, making it the fifth longest river in Bulgaria. The river proper, formed by the confluence of the Cherni and Beli (White) Osam, is 278 km.

== Geography == === Course === thumb|left|Gorge of the Cherni Osam thumb|left|The Osam at Troyan The main stem the Cherni Osam is 36 km long and takes its source at an altitude of 1,880 m on the southwestern foothills of the summit of Levski (2,166 m) in the Balkan Mountains and flows north. The other stem, the 28 km long Beli Osam, springs at an altitude of 1,560 m northeast of the summit of Ushite (1,637 m) in the Troyan section of the Balkan Mountains and flows northeast in a deep forested valley.

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