Shkumbin

The Shkumbin , also commonly Shkembi, is a river in Southern and Southeastern Europe. It is 181 km long and its drainage basin is 2,444 km2 . Its average discharge is 61.5 m3/s . The river originates in the eastern Valamara Mountains between Maja e Valamarës ) and Gur i Topit ) in Southeastern Albania.
After descending from the Valamara's, it flows northwards through Proptisht and Qukës with many deep gorges and canyons and passes the Gora Mountains. A significant inflow comes from Gur i Kamjës ) southwest of Pogradec. Over the course, it flows inside a syncline between the Mokra and Shebenik Mountains in the east and the Polis Mountains in the west. Close to Librazhd the river turns some 50 km westwards of its origin and joins the Rapun stream. At the end the river cross the Myzeqe Plain and forms a small delta in Karavasta Lagoon, the direct proximity of the Adriatic Sea.

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