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Topolnitsa has predominantly rain-snow feed with high water in March–June and low water in August–October. The average annual discharge is 3.75 m/s at the confluence of its tributary Medetska reka and 10 m/s at the village of
327:, it turns southwards and flows through a deep valley dividing two major sections of Sredna Gora — Ihtimanska Sredna Gora to the west and Sashtinska Sredna Gora to the east. Downstream of the dam of the
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243:Progression
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635:Categories
585:References
341:Pazardzhik
333:Kalugerovo
260:Topolnitsa
251:Aegean Sea
230:Basin size
33:Topolnitsa
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560:7 October
496:Citations
439:Dushantsi
416:Yunatsite
396:Dushantsi
372:Lesichovo
360:Luda Yana
307:Geography
268:Тополница
264:Bulgarian
424:Strelcha
412:Pamidovo
404:Poibrene
277:Bulgaria
62:Bulgaria
53:Location
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453:Gallery
432:Ihtiman
408:Dinkata
364:Mativir
356:Stryama
325:Petrich
293:Tundzha
281:Maritsa
247:Maritsa
167:Maritsa
58:Country
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301:Ergene
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285:topola
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