Kriva Reka

Kriva reka
Kriva reka watershed
Origin	Carev vrh, Osogovo mountain
Mouth	Pčinja 42°7′14″N 21°50′34″E / 42.12056°N 21.84278°E / 42.12056; 21.84278Coordinates: 42°7′14″N 21°50′34″E / 42.12056°N 21.84278°E / 42.12056; 21.84278
Basin countries	Republic of Macedonia
Length	75 km
Avg. discharge	14
Basin area	1002

The Kriva Reka (Macedonian: Крива Pека, meaning "curved river"), is a 75 km long river in northeastern Macedonia, and the biggest left tributary of the Pcinja River.

Geography and Tributaries

The river rises at the northeastern slopes of Osogovo Mountain below the peak Carev vrh (2085 m.), at an altitude of 1932 m. On the mouth close to village Klečevce river flows at an altitude of 294 m. From the spring to the first tributary of the Kiselička reka (about 18 km from the source), the river flows northwest, then turns sharply to the southwest.

Kriva Reka river flowing through the town of Kriva Palanka

The major tributaries of the Kriva Reka, are: Kiselicka reka, Gaberska reka, Raska reka, Rankovecka reka, Vetunicka reka, Drzava (or Rudjinska drzava), Zivusa, Duracka reka, Kratovska reka, Povisnica and Vrlej. It belongs to the Aegean sea drainage basin.
Kriva reka drains an area of around 1002 km²

Bibliography

• Kvalitet na površinskite vodi vo slivot na Kriva reka, O. Dimitrovska, I.Milevski, Bilten za fizička geografija, Skopje, 2005.