Kriva River (Pčinja)

Kriva River
Kriva River watershed
Native name	Крива Река, Kriva Reka
Country	Republic of Macedonia
Physical characteristics
Main source	Carev vrh, Osogovo mountain
River mouth	Pčinja 42°7′14″N 21°50′34″E / 42.12056°N 21.84278°E / 42.12056; 21.84278Coordinates: 42°7′14″N 21°50′34″E / 42.12056°N 21.84278°E / 42.12056; 21.84278
Length	75 km (47 mi)
Discharge	Average rate: 14 m3/s (490 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Pčinja→ Vardar→ Aegean Sea
Basin size	1,002 km2 (387 sq mi)

The Kriva River (Macedonian: Крива Река, Kriva Reka) is a 75 km long river in northeastern Macedonia, and the biggest left tributary 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 vrh (2,085 m), at an altitude of 1,932 m. On the mouth close to village Klečevce river flows at an altitude of 294 m. From the spring to the first tributary of the Kiselička reka (about 18 km 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 drainage basin.
Kriva reka drains an area of around 1,002 km²

Kriva Reka river flowing through the town of Kriva Palanka

Bibliography

• Kvalitet na površinskite vodi vo slivot na Kriva reka, O. Dimitrovska, I.Milevski, Bilten za fizička geografija, Skopje, 2005.