893:
735:
48:
1322:
613:
29:
1294:
882:
1308:
2464:
55:
660:. Cherni Iskar's discharge at Goverdartsi is 1.60 m/s; its basin covers 237 km. Beli (white) Iskar is the longest of the three with a length of 28 km and its springs are at the northern slopes of the Redzhepitsa Peak (2,677 m). It forms a deep and steep valley and has a basin of 91 km. One of its tributaries, the
676:, constructed between 1939 and 1945, that powers a small 16 MW hydro power station. Levi (left) Iskar is the smallest of the three and has its origins at the northern slopes of the Marinkyovistsa Peak (2,636 m). It flows through a deep valley for 18 km until its confluence with Cherni Iskar downstream of the village
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and can be 110 to 120 m high. Upstream the river runs through mesozoic limestone, which makes the gorge narrow and even canyon-like at places. At the very beginning of the gorge to
Rebrovo the inclination of the Iskar is only 0.75‰ and it flows slowly, forming meanders and even islets. However,
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to the west. The right margins of the lower Iskar valley are higher and steeper than the left. In the past, the riverbed was carved into an alluvial bottom and due to the small inclination the river used to form meanders with swampy banks. Nowadays the Iskar flows in a corrected riverbed during the
520:
The Iskar has a significant economic importance, providing water for the needs of the capital and a number of manufacturing plants. It waters are also utilised for irrigation and electrical energy generation, while the scenic gorges and rock formations throughout its course provide excellent
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last about 17 km until it reaches the Danube. The riverbeds of some of its tributaries such as Blato, Stari Iskar and Kakach Kriva river have also been adjusted. The confluence with the Danube is situated at an altitude of 25 m, at 3 km to the north-east of the village of
683:
Iskar proper is formed by the confluence of Beli and Cherni Iskar and remains a typical mountain turbulent river with very large inclination and dragging force before entering the
Samokov valley at an altitude of 950 m. It flows through the town of
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conditions for recreation. Although the Iskar is not navigable its valley is very important for transportation, especially along the Iskar Gorge, which is one of the only three passes in the Balkan
Mountains crossed by a railway.
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1710:
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river basin. It is the only river that takes its source in southern
Bulgaria and flows north through the Balkan Mountains that form the water divide between the basins of the Black Sea to the north and the
546:
and also the only one to have preserved its original direction despite the significant geological changes in later stages. The Iskar basin spans a territory of 8,646 km in six
Bulgarian provinces,
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includes several protected areas along the river, such as the section of the
Pancharevo Gorge under the code Plana BG0001307 and the lower course of the Iskar in the vicinity of the town of
804:
At
Lyutibrod the Iskar enters the Pre-Balkan hills where it forms its fourth gorge with a length of 64 km. The inclination is 2.59‰ on average between Lyutibrod and the town of
1787:
1757:
1543:
928:. Many of them are restricted to the lower course near the confluence with the Danube. The jawless fishes of the order Petromyzontiformes are represented by a single family
2211:
2170:
753:(550 m) at the aforementioned village it turns northwards and forms a wide river bed. There the river flows through the easternmost suburbs of the national capital
1718:
828:. From there the Iskar once again flows in north-eastern direction until its confluence with the Danube. In this section the valley of the river is hollowed into the
1120:
948:, inhabits the lower course near the Danube, which is among the southernmost points of its range. The Esociformes are also represented by a single species, the
2280:Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980).
673:
857:
There are several protected areas that include parts of the Iskar river. The headwaters of the river it its uppermost course fall within the territory of
796:
the Iskar flows through very eroded rocks and the gorge is wide with better developed and preserved river terraces. These terraces have formed during the
761:. In the southern parts of the valley the Iskar has an inclination of 6.7‰ that decreases to 0.06‰ in the northern reaches of the valley near the town of
842:
677:
809:
1605:
955:
The
Perciformes are the most diverse order of fishes in the Iskar, represented by several families. The autochthonous species of the family
696:, the largest artificial lake in Bulgaria. Downstream of the dam the Iskar flows in north-western direction and forms the 22 km long
279:
529:
The Iskar is 368 km long, which makes it the longest river that runs entirely within the territory of
Bulgaria. The Danube and the
1795:
1765:
1536:
2844:
1434:
1406:
503:. The Iskar flows through nine towns and numerous villages. The Iskar river basin is home to more than 50 species of fish, including
2788:
2328:
2222:
2181:
533:
rivers are both longer but they also flow through other countries. The Iskar is a tributary to the Danube and forms part of the
197:
2295:Теми по физическа и социално-икономическа география на България (Topics on Physical and Social-Economic Geography of Bulgaria)
672:(2,925 m), the highest summit of the Balkan Peninsula. In its upper course at an altitude of 1,900 m is located the
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2834:
2829:
2819:
2824:
567:, with a total population of about 1,600,000 people. The most significant right tributaries from south to north are the
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and forms a long and spectacular gorge, whose slopes reach a height of 200 m up to 500 m at some points. The
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sediments of the
Danubian Plain. The valley is wide but narrowed by the valleys of neighbouring valleys of the rivers
47:
2588:
2302:
2385:
2348:
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the inclination soon increases to an average of 4.1‰ and the flow quickens, forming a narrow and carved river bed.
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reaches a length of 70 km between its beginning at Kurilo, a neighbourhood of Novi Iskar, and the village of
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2732:
824:
The lower course begins from the village of Chomakovtsi, where it leaves the pre-Balkan mountains and enters the
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640:
of the river. It takes its source from the Chamovsko Lake (2,500 m) to the north-east of the summit of
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2737:
1402:
1340:
1180:
825:
473:
937:
1613:
1076:
1012:
636:, Bulgaria's highest mountain range. The 23 km long Cherni (black) Iskar is considered the
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2463:
2438:
2418:
1335:
1248:
1224:
592:
576:
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2763:
2453:
2448:
2443:
2428:
2423:
2413:
2408:
2378:
1228:
1212:
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661:
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with a number of other reptiles inhabiting the river banks and surrounding areas, such as
8:
2433:
1208:
1204:
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1184:
1052:
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552:
488:
113:
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765:. Upstream in Sofia Valley the sediment that the Iskar carries consists mainly of rough
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1252:
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1116:
1104:
901:
858:
584:
404:
392:
82:
2332:
468:. As it crosses the mountains, its water course turns in a north-eastern direction at
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1271:
1256:
1244:
1240:
1036:
1028:
713:
653:
644:(2,669 m) and from there the river flows in north-eastern direction through the
2312:Карапеткова (Karapetkova), Мария (Maria); Живков (Zhivkov), Младен (Mladen) (2000).
1232:
1200:
1112:
984:
886:
773:
746:
697:
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a few kilometres to the north. As it emerges out of the valley the river fills the
461:
2701:
2656:
2293:Дончев (Donchev), Дончо (Doncho); Каракашев (Karakashev), Христо (Hristo) (2004).
2247:
436:. As it flows northwards it fuels the largest artificial lake in the country, the
420:. With a length of 368 km, it is the longest river that runs entirely within
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929:
805:
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265:
125:
121:
117:
734:
2691:
2621:
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1236:
1125:
968:
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The autochthonous ichthyofauna consists of at least 50 species of two classes,
862:
705:
568:
548:
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409:
183:
109:
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2711:
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1080:
1060:
1044:
972:
949:
933:
758:
294:
281:
212:
199:
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which marks its end. The river flows north through much of the gorge but at
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2753:
2661:
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1313:
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1004:
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629:
617:
453:
28:
2768:
2681:
2671:
2616:
1345:
1220:
1154:
1142:
1130:
1096:
1068:
1064:
1048:
1032:
940:. The Siluriformes include the only species of this order in Europe, the
925:
921:
866:
833:
781:
739:
729:
709:
596:
572:
514:
465:
449:
243:
1740:
1738:
1736:
1681:
1679:
1677:
1675:
1673:
1648:
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1557:
1555:
1553:
612:
542:
to the south. In terms of geology, the Iskar is the oldest river in the
432:, the Iskar flows in a northern direction until its confluence with the
2508:
2488:
2483:
2288:] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).
1633:
1631:
1374:
1279:
1216:
1192:
1158:
1134:
1040:
996:
992:
988:
917:
797:
777:
762:
645:
539:
2538:
1733:
1691:
1670:
1643:
1550:
1138:
1100:
960:
813:
785:
745:
The middle course of the Iskar takes its beginning at the village of
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637:
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and finally flows into the Danube between the villages of Baykal and
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34:
2558:
2553:
1628:
2533:
2528:
2518:
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but has been extinct from the river and inhabits only the Danube.
1165:
956:
793:
789:
510:
480:. Geologically, Iskar is the oldest river in the Balkan Peninsula.
469:
421:
99:
2758:
2523:
2279:
1744:
1697:
1685:
1652:
1637:
1561:
1523:
1511:
1499:
1487:
1475:
1307:
1173:
1169:
976:
913:
909:
701:
685:
543:
530:
441:
135:
2636:
2513:
881:
2578:
2573:
2568:
2503:
2493:
2394:
1350:
945:
766:
669:
433:
425:
417:
371:
248:
147:
2626:
2696:
2666:
2646:
2641:
2596:
2543:
2363:
1000:
980:
846:
829:
816:
the river once again turns its course in northern direction.
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641:
477:
457:
261:
166:
143:
139:
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The Iskar used to be inhabited by one of the six species of
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Information System on the Protected Areas under Natura 2000
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Information System on the Protected Areas under Natura 2000
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Information System on the Protected Areas under Natura 2000
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Information System on the Protected Areas under Natura 2000
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and is joined by its first significant left tributary, the
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mountains that feeds the uppermost tributaries of the Iskar
621:
429:
179:
792:
it forms a right turn and starts flowing eastwards. Up to
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1172:. It could be found upstream as far south as the town of
944:. The only freshwater fish of the order Gadiformes, the
2316:(in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Гея Либрис (Gea Libris).
483:
Its watershed drains 8,617 km in the provinces of
472:. North of the Balkan Mountains, the river crosses the
1179:
The amphibians are represented by frogs, such as the
1289:
1537:"Danube River Basin District, Part A - Roof Report"
579:(50 km); the largest left tributaries are the
2311:
2152:
2140:
2125:
2113:
2096:
2084:
2069:
2057:
2042:
2027:
2012:
2000:
1985:
1970:
1955:
1938:
1921:
1904:
1887:
1870:
1855:
1843:
1831:
1819:
2331:. Data for the Waters in Bulgaria. Archived from
2292:
2136:
2134:
1900:
1898:
1896:
1883:
1881:
1879:
1866:
1864:
1664:
1463:
1418:
632:consist of three forks in the northern slopes of
2801:
2109:
2107:
2105:
2080:
2078:
2053:
2051:
2038:
2036:
2023:
2021:
1996:
1994:
1981:
1979:
1966:
1964:
1951:
1949:
1947:
1934:
1932:
1930:
1917:
1915:
1913:
1815:
1813:
712:mountain range in the east. There it fills the
452:mountain range in the east before entering the
74:
2131:
1893:
1876:
1861:
1600:
1598:
1596:
1594:
1592:
1590:
1429:
1427:
2379:
2165:
2163:
2161:
2102:
2075:
2048:
2033:
2018:
1991:
1976:
1961:
1944:
1927:
1910:
1810:
1588:
1586:
1584:
1582:
1580:
1578:
1576:
1574:
1572:
1570:
1211:. The waters of the Iskar are habitat of the
1424:
2386:
2372:
2158:
1567:
1398:
1396:
896:Iskar passing through the Balkan Mountains
599:is 54 m/s (1,900 cu ft/s).
464:, forming the spectacular 84 km long
1529:
1407:National Statistical Institute (Bulgaria)
2171:"Iskar River: Objectives for Protection"
891:
880:
733:
611:
460:. From there the Iskar runs through the
2206:
2204:
2202:
1393:
2802:
2297:(in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Ciela.
1745:Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980
1698:Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980
1686:Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980
1653:Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980
1638:Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980
1562:Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980
1524:Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980
1512:Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980
1500:Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980
1488:Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980
1476:Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980
908:(ray-finned fishes), and five orders,
873:under the code Iskar River BG0000613.
456:, which contains the nation's capital
2367:
757:and is crossed over by the runway of
648:Valley, fuelled by the waters of the
403:
354:54 m/s (1,900 cu ft/s)
332:8,617 km (3,327 sq mi)
54:
2314:Рибите в България (Fish in Bulgaria)
2199:
769:while downstream it is mainly sand.
865:network of nature protection areas
861:, the largest one in Bulgaria. The
680:and has a watershed of 56 km.
13:
2212:"Iskar River: General Information"
1203:, as wells as by two newt species—
1137:. The predominantly marine family
1133:is the only representative of the
1099:, while the species of the family
852:
845:and to the west of the village of
14:
2856:
2321:
2286:Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria
2845:Landforms of Sofia City Province
2462:
1320:
1306:
1292:
723:
424:. Originating as three forks in
53:
46:
27:
2784:List of crossings of the Danube
2252:Red Book of Bulgaria, Volume II
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2146:
2119:
2090:
2063:
2006:
1849:
1837:
1825:
1780:
1750:
1703:
1658:
1517:
819:
664:, takes its beginning from the
607:
440:, forms the divide between the
2393:
2248:"Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)"
2153:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
2141:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
2126:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
2114:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
2097:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
2085:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
2070:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
2058:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
2043:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
2028:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
2013:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
2001:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
1986:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
1971:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
1956:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
1939:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
1922:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
1905:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
1888:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
1871:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
1856:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
1844:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
1832:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
1820:Karapetkova & Zhivkov 2000
1505:
1493:
1481:
1469:
1457:
1412:
1367:
808:, and 1.38‰ between Roman and
416:) is a right tributary of the
273: • coordinates
191: • coordinates
1:
2779:List of islands in the Danube
2282:Географски речник на България
2273:
1665:Donchev & Karakashev 2004
1464:Donchev & Karakashev 2004
1419:Donchev & Karakashev 2004
324:368.0 km (228.7 mi)
154:Physical characteristics
2840:Landforms of Lovech Province
2835:Landforms of Vratsa Province
2830:Landforms of Pernik Province
2820:Landforms of Pleven Province
1361:
1282:is named after Iskar River.
312: • elevation
234:2,500 m (8,200 ft)
230: • elevation
7:
2825:Landforms of Sofia Province
2351:. Official Site of Lakatnik
1715:Official Site of Geotechmin
1606:"General Hydrological Data"
1285:
759:Sofia International Airport
524:
256: • location
175: • location
10:
2861:
2268:
1379:Panacorp Wonderland Travel
1341:List of rivers of Bulgaria
1181:European fire-bellied toad
876:
727:
591:(31 km). Its average
428:'s highest mountain range
350: • average
2746:
2725:
2587:
2471:
2460:
2401:
1546:. April 2004. p. 12.
1403:Statistical Yearbook 2017
1262:
602:
396:
381:
367:
362:
358:
348:
340:
336:
328:
320:
310:
271:
254:
242:
238:
228:
189:
173:
162:
158:
153:
131:
105:
95:
90:
75:
70:
41:
26:
21:
16:River in Pleven, Bulgaria
1168:native to Bulgaria, the
938:Carpathian brook lamprey
2733:Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
1095:are represented by the
1077:Danube whitefin gudgeon
924:(pikes and allies) and
513:to the upper Iskar and
2738:Danube–Black Sea Canal
1276:South Shetland Islands
1141:is represented by the
1121:Bulgarian spined loach
1105:European weather loach
897:
889:
742:
738:Panoramic view of the
625:
413:
316:25 m (82 ft)
1336:Geography of Bulgaria
1249:European green lizard
1225:spur-thighed tortoise
904:(jawless fishes) and
895:
884:
772:The river enters the
737:
615:
295:43.73222°N 24.44139°E
213:42.19444°N 23.33056°E
2789:Internationalization
2329:"Iskar River System"
1213:European pond turtle
708:in the west and the
674:Beli Iskar Reservoir
668:under the slopes of
662:Musalenska Bistritsa
448:in the west and the
1209:Balkan crested newt
1205:Danube crested newt
1189:European green toad
1185:yellow-bellied toad
1117:golden spined loach
1053:European bitterling
995:are represented by
749:. As it enters the
616:One of the glacial
363:Basin features
291: /
209: /
2810:Rivers of Bulgaria
2335:on 7 December 2017
2228:on 20 January 2022
2187:on 7 December 2017
1798:on 23 January 2022
1768:on 23 January 2022
1616:on 7 December 2017
1610:Iskar River System
1445:on 7 December 2017
1439:Iskar River System
1328:Environment portal
1257:Balkan wall lizard
1253:common wall lizard
1197:European tree frog
932:with two species,
910:Petromyzontiformes
902:Cephalaspidomorphi
898:
890:
859:Rila National Park
743:
626:
585:Vitoshka Bistritsa
300:43.73222; 24.44139
218:42.19444; 23.33056
2797:
2796:
1272:Livingston Island
1245:Aesculapian snake
1241:Caspian whipsnake
1229:Herman's tortoise
1073:Kessler's gudgeon
714:Pasarel Reservoir
700:that divides the
587:(12 km) and
575:(85 km) and
385:
384:
62:Location of mouth
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2466:
2388:
2381:
2374:
2365:
2364:
2360:
2358:
2356:
2344:
2342:
2340:
2317:
2308:
2289:
2263:
2262:
2260:
2258:
2244:
2238:
2237:
2235:
2233:
2227:
2221:. Archived from
2216:
2208:
2197:
2196:
2194:
2192:
2186:
2180:. Archived from
2175:
2167:
2156:
2150:
2144:
2138:
2129:
2123:
2117:
2111:
2100:
2094:
2088:
2082:
2073:
2067:
2061:
2055:
2046:
2040:
2031:
2025:
2016:
2010:
2004:
1998:
1989:
1983:
1974:
1968:
1959:
1953:
1942:
1936:
1925:
1919:
1908:
1902:
1891:
1885:
1874:
1868:
1859:
1853:
1847:
1841:
1835:
1829:
1823:
1817:
1808:
1807:
1805:
1803:
1794:. Archived from
1784:
1778:
1777:
1775:
1773:
1764:. Archived from
1754:
1748:
1742:
1731:
1730:
1728:
1726:
1717:. Archived from
1707:
1701:
1695:
1689:
1683:
1668:
1662:
1656:
1650:
1641:
1635:
1626:
1625:
1623:
1621:
1612:. Archived from
1602:
1565:
1559:
1548:
1547:
1541:
1533:
1527:
1521:
1515:
1509:
1503:
1497:
1491:
1485:
1479:
1473:
1467:
1466:, pp. 68–69
1461:
1455:
1454:
1452:
1450:
1441:. Archived from
1431:
1422:
1416:
1410:
1400:
1391:
1390:
1388:
1386:
1371:
1330:
1325:
1324:
1316:
1311:
1310:
1302:
1297:
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1089:crucian carp
1057:common roach
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1005:Danube bleak
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608:Upper course
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2815:Iskar basin
2769:Danube Bend
2657:Timiș/Tamiš
2589:Tributaries
1346:Iskar Gorge
1221:grass snake
1155:monkey goby
1143:Pontic shad
1131:brown trout
1097:stone loach
1065:common rudd
1049:common nase
1033:Vimba bream
926:Perciformes
922:Esociformes
916:(catfish),
867:Natura 2000
810:Chomakovtsi
782:Iskar Gorge
740:Iskar Gorge
730:Iskar Gorge
710:Sredna Gora
654:Malyovishki
573:Malki Iskar
466:Iskar Gorge
450:Sredna Gora
368:Progression
298: /
216: /
71:Native name
33:Iskar near
2804:Categories
2647:Tisza/Tisa
2637:Ipeľ/Ipoly
2509:Bratislava
2489:Regensburg
2484:Ingolstadt
2395:The Danube
2274:References
2257:6 December
1772:6 December
1449:6 December
1280:Antarctica
1217:dice snake
1193:agile frog
1159:racer goby
1135:Salmonidae
1029:blue bream
993:Cyprinidae
918:Gadiformes
798:Quaternary
778:Novi Iskar
763:Novi Iskar
728:See also:
646:Govedartsi
630:headwaters
628:The Iskar
553:Sofia City
540:Aegean Sea
489:Sofia City
401:pronounced
329:Basin size
286:24°26′29″E
283:43°43′56″N
204:23°19′50″E
201:42°11′40″N
114:Sofia City
2539:Smederevo
2402:Countries
1725:17 August
1362:Citations
1166:sturgeons
1139:Clupeidae
1101:Cobitidae
1037:sabrefish
961:pikeperch
814:Karlukovo
786:Lyutibrod
690:Palakaria
638:main stem
593:discharge
589:Perlovska
581:Palakaria
535:Black Sea
393:Bulgarian
376:Black Sea
341:Discharge
260:north of
106:Provinces
83:Bulgarian
35:Karlukovo
2747:See also
2707:Ialomița
2534:Belgrade
2529:Novi Sad
2519:Budapest
2439:Bulgaria
2419:Slovakia
2355:1 August
2232:1 August
2191:1 August
1802:1 August
1620:6 August
1385:6 August
1286:See also
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1147:Gobiidae
1103:include
959:include
957:Percidae
794:Gara Bov
790:Lakatnik
525:Overview
509:that is
470:Lakatnik
422:Bulgaria
100:Bulgaria
91:Location
2759:Brigach
2524:Vukovar
2454:Ukraine
2449:Moldova
2444:Romania
2429:Croatia
2424:Hungary
2414:Austria
2409:Germany
2339:30 July
2269:Sources
1758:"Plana"
1409:, p. 17
1274:in the
1259:, etc.
1174:Lukovit
1170:sterlet
1069:gudgeon
977:streber
877:Ecology
702:Vitosha
686:Samokov
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