Dlaboka ( Proy-Fel [1] ; Maked. Dlaboka River , Alb. Përroi i Thellë ) is a river in the west of Northern Macedonia, located in the Mountain River region. It is the left tributary of the Ribnichka River (the Radika basin) [2] . The source is located high in the mountains (2764 m, Mount Korab) in the territory of the Mavrovo National Park , it is a trough (U-shaped) valley. Not far from the source of the river is the Korab Waterfall with a height of 136 m (the highest in the country).
| Dlaboka (Proy-Fel) | |
|---|---|
| maced Dlaboka | |
 Dlaboka River at Korab Waterfall | |
| Characteristic | |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Location | Ship |
| • Height | 2764 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Ribnichka |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Ribnichka → Radika → Black Drin → Drin → Adriatic Sea |
| A country |
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 - source  - mouth | |
The river and its valley formed under the influence of glaciers during the last glaciation. Dlaboki Valley is the only place in Northern Macedonia where the alpine climate dominates [3] . It flows near the abandoned village of ужužné, then the valley of the river narrows, forming a canyon between the villages of Nystrovo and Bibai, and then flows into Ribnička. The volume of water is significantly affected by the melting of snow and ice on the eastern slope of the Mal-Korab peak. The highest current velocity and the largest water flow are observed in late May - early June.
Gallery
Valley Dlaboka
Korab Waterfall and the Dlaboka River
Dlaboka river flow
Notes
- ↑ Map sheet K-34-XXI . Scale: 1: 200 000. Specify the date of issue / state of the area .
- ↑ Apostolski, Mihailo (1984) (in Macedonian). Prirodni i socio-geografski karakteristiki na zonite na nomadskite i polunomadskite stočarski dviženja vo Makedonija. Macedonian academy of Sciences and Arts.
- ↑ Mihailo Zikov, Klima and Climate Regionalization in the Republic of Macedonia, Geographically Risked, br. 30, Skopje, 1995