Albania has more than 152 rivers and streams, forming 8 large rivers flowing from southeast to northwest, mainly discharging towards the Adriatic coast. The rivers of Albania have a total annual flow rate of 1,308 m³/s (46,200 cu ft/s), or 41.25 km³ (9.90 cu mi) per year.[1][2]

A majority of the precipitation that falls on Albania, drains into the rivers and reaches the coast on the west without even leaving the country. In the north, only one small stream escapes Albania. In the south, an even smaller rivulet drains into Greece. Due to the topographical divide is east of the border with the Republic of North Macedonia. An extensive portion of the basin of the White Drin, basin is in the Dukagjin region, across the northeastern border with Kosovo. The Lake of Ohrid, Lake of Prespa and the Small Lake of Prespa on the southeast, as well as the streams that flow into them, drain into the Black Drin. The watershed divide in the south also dips nearly 75 km (47 mi) into Greece at one point. Several tributaries of the Vjosa River rise in that area. 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.

Main rivers

#	Name	Image	Length	Nearest cities	Location
1	Drin Drini		285 km (177 mi)	Kukës, Shkodër, Lezhë
2	Vjosë Vjosa		272 km (169 mi)	Përmet, Këlcyrë, Tepelenë, Memaliaj, Levan
3	Devoll Devolli		196 km (122 mi)	Bilisht, Maliq, Gramsh, Kuçova
4	Shkumbin Shkumbini		181 km (112 mi)	Librazhd, Elbasan, Cërrik, Peqin, Rrogozhina
5	Osum Osumi		161 km (100 mi)	Erseka, Çorovoda, Berat, Kuçova
6	Mat Mati		115 km (71 mi)	Burrel, Milot
7	Erzen Erzeni		109 km (68 mi)	Shijak
8	Fan Fani		94 km (58 mi)	Rrëshen, Rubik
9	Seman Semani		85 km (53 mi) (281 km (175 mi) including its longest source river Devoll)	Fier, Kuçovë
10	Drino Drino		84.6 km (53 mi)	Gjirokastër, Libohovë, Tepelenë

Other rivers

#	Name	Image	Length	Nearest cities	Location
1	Shushicë Shushica		80 km (50 mi)	Armen
2	Ishëm Ishmi		62.2 km (39 mi)	Tirana, Fushë-Krujë, Kamza
3	Cem Cemi		58.8 km (37 mi)	Tamarë
4	Kir Kiri		52 km (32 mi)	Pult, Shkodër
5	Valbonë Valbona		50.6 km (31 mi)	Bajram Curri
6	Bunë Buna		44 km (27 mi)	Shkodër, Velipojë
7	Lengaricë Lengarica		37 km (23 mi)	Petran
8	Lanë Lana		29 km (18 mi)	Tirana
9	Gash Gashi		27 km (17 mi)	Bajram Curri
10	Pavllë Pavlla		50 km (31 mi)	Konispol, Sarandë

Basins

Organized by drainage basin. Albanian-language names are listed if different from English. Italics indicate that the body of water is not in or bordering Albania.

Adriatic Sea

• Bojana – Bunë, Buna
  • Great Drin – Drin, Drini
    • White Drin – Drini i Bardhë
    • Black Drin – Drini i Zi
      • Lake Ohrid – Liqeni i Ohrit
    • Valbona
      • Gashi
    • Shala
    • Kir
  • Lake Skadar – Liqeni i Shkodrës
    • Morača – Moraça
      • Cem
      • Mareza
• Gulf of Drin – Gjiri i Drinit
  • Small Drin; see Great Drin above
• Aoös – Vjosë
  • Drino
  • Shushicë
  • Sarantaporos
• Seman
  • Osum
  • Devoll
    • Tomorrica
• Shkumbin
• Mat
  • Fan
• Erzen
• Ishëm
  • Gjole
    • Tërzukë
    • Tiranë
      • Lanë
  • Zezë

Ionian Sea

• Pavllë
• Bistricë
  • Blue Eye (spring) – Syri i Kaltër

Black Sea

• Danube – Danubi
  • Sava
    • Drina
      • Lim

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rivers of Albania.

• Protected areas of Albania
• Geography of Albania
• Climate of Albania
• Biodiversity of Albania

References

На других языках

[de] Liste der Flüsse in Albanien