List of rivers of Albania

Map of major rivers

Albania has more than 152 rivers and streams that form 8 large rivers flowing from southeast to northwest, mainly discharging towards the Adriatic coast. About 65% of their watershed lies within the Albanian territory. The water temperature ranges from 3.5 to 8.9° C in the winter, and from 17.8 to 24.6° C in the summer months. An alphabetical overview of rivers in Albania is given below:

Adriatic Sea

Drin river delta

Shkumbin river valley

Valbona river

• Buna (41 km)
  • Great Drin (near Shkodër)
    • branch of Drin (near Vau-Dejës)
  • Lake Scutari (near Shkodër)
    • Morača (in Žabljak Crnojevića)
      • Cem/Cijevna (near Podgorica)
• Drin (285 km)
  • Valbonë (near Fierzë)
  • Black Drin (in Kukës)
  • White Drin (in Kukës)
  • Kir (near Shkodër into distributary)
• Mat (115 km)
  • Fan (near Milot)
• Ishëm (74 km)
  • Zezë (near Kodër-Thumanë)
  • Gjole (near Kodër-Thumanë)
    • Tiranë (near Prezë)
      • Lanë (near Bërxullë)
    • Tërkuzë (near Prezë)
• Erzen (108 km)
• Shkumbin (181 km)
• Seman (85 km)
  • Devoll (near Kuçovë)
  • Osum (near Kuçovë)
• Vjosë (192 km)
  • Shushicë (near Armen)
  • Drino (in Tepelenë)
  • Sarantaporos (near Çarshovë)

Ionian Sea

• Bistricë (25 km)

See also

• Geography of Albania
• List of waterways

External links

• Agim SELENICA, Water resources of Albania