Kamchiya
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This article is about the river. For the nature reserve, see Kamchia (biosphere reserve). For other uses, see Kamchia (disambiguation).
The Kamchiya (also Kamchia and Kamčija, Bulgarian: Камчия [ˈkamt͡ʃijɐ]) is a 191-kilometre (119 mi) river in eastern Bulgaria. From its longest source, Golyama Kamchiya (Big Kamchiya), it has a total length of (244.5-kilometre (151.9 mi). The river Kamchiya proper starts from the confluence of the two rivers springing from Eastern Stara Planina, Golyama Kamchiya (itself formed by the confluence of the rivers Ticha and Vrana) and Luda Kamchiya (considered major source), flows eastward to the Black Sea and empties into it 25 km south of Varna, in the Resort of Kamchiya.
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Kamchiya (Камчия) | |
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Location | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Bulgaria |
• elevation | 710 m (2,330 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Black Sea, 25 km (16 mi) south of Varna |
• coordinates | 43.0222°N 27.8891°E / 43.0222; 27.8891 |
Length | 190.7 km (118.5 mi)[1]/total length (244.5-kilometre (151.9 mi) from ligeras source |
Basin size | 5,363 km2 (2,071 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• average | from 1.136 m3/s (40.1 cu ft/s) at the village of Ticha to 26.287 m3/s (928.3 cu ft/s) at the mouth |
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