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Northern Pirin at an altitude of 2,512 m. It flows in southern direction through another four lakes of the Malokamenishki Lakes group and then turns westwards. After the confluence with the first significant right tributary, the Bashliytsa, the turns to the south-west and flows in a deep
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Sandanska Bistritsa River has predominantly snow-rain feed with high water in late spring (May) and low water in late summer (September). The average annual flow is 3.35 m/s at the village of
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33:A view of the Sandanska Bistritsa
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241:Aegean Sea
220:Basin size
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174:41°31′54″N
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300:Lilyanovo
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39:Location
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