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	Geography of Albania -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		With the exception of the Drini i Zi River, which flows northward and drains nearly the entire eastern border region before it turns westward to the sea, most of the rivers in northern and central Albania flow fairly directly westward to the sea.
		The precipitous fall from higher elevations and the highly irregular seasonal flow patterns that are characteristic of nearly all streams in the country reduce the economic value of the (A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth) streams.
		These rivers drain the southern regions and, reflecting the seasonal distribution of rainfall, are torrents in winter and nearly dry in the summer, in spite of their length.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/geography_of_albania.htm (3068 words)

	Encyclopedia: List of Albanian seas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Good soil and dependable precipitation, however, are found in intermontane river basins, in the lake district along the eastern frontier, and in a narrow band of slightly elevated land between the coastal plains and the interior mountains
		An extensive portion of the basin of the Drini i Bardhë River (White Drini), called Beli Drim by Serbs, basin is in the Metohia area, across Albania's northeastern border.
		The precipitous fall from higher elevations and the highly irregular seasonal flow patterns that are characteristic of nearly all streams in the country reduce the economic value of the streams.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-Albanian-seas (2512 words)

	Geography of Albania Information - TextSheet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Average precipitation is heavy, a result of the convergence of the prevailing airflow from the Mediterranean Sea and the continental air mass.
		They erode the mountains and deposit the sediment that created the lowlands and continues to augment them, but the rivers flood when there is local rainfall.
		The Drini River is the largest and most constant stream.
	search-mesothelioma.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/geography_of_albania.html (2481 words)

	WATER RESOURCES OF ALBANIA by Agim SELENICA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The rest, which belongs to the catchments of the rivers Drini and Vjosa, is situated in Greece, FYROM and Yugoslavia.
		The Drini is formed by two main tributaries: the Drini i Zi, with a catchment area of 5,885 km², flowing from FYROM, and the Drini i Bardhe, flowing from Yugoslavia.
		The Drini river for the period 1951-1985 has a mean annual dicharge of 680 m³/s, of which 360 m³/s come from Drini itself and 320 m³/s from Buna.
	medhycos.mpl.ird.fr /en/project/who/pres/alb-pre.htm (2814 words)

	Shkodër - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Construction included two-story stone houses, the bazaar, and the Central or Middle Bridge (Ura e Mesit) over the Kir river, built during the second half of the 18th century, over 100 meters long, with 13 arcs of stone, the largest one being 22 meters wide and 12 meters tall.
		In the 18th century Shkodër became the center of the pashallëk (pashaluk) of Shkodër, under the rule of the Bushati family, which ruled from the year 1757 to 1831.
		Sarda was a mediaval town with a surface of 5 ha built on the top of the hill surrounded by the waters of Drini river (now artificial lake).
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skadar (1639 words)

	The Academy of Sciences of Albania, Center of hydraulic research
		Transport of sediments in river beds and coastal sediments, by which are predicted by analytical or measurements in site and by numerical methods the main parameters of the bed and suspended sediment flow in rivers and torrens or for the the irrigation systems of agricultural lands.
		It is also studied for the cascad of Drini River the problem of the dam failure by physical and mathematical modelling.
		The study of the water complex of Drini River - Buna River - Shkodra Lake and hydraulic regime of Mati River in the downstream part form Miloti Bridge up to the Sea are the most important.
	www.academyofsciences.net /institutes/hydraulic-research (686 words)

	Encyclopedia: Drini River
		The Drin is a river in Albania, which empties into the Adriatic Sea near the city of Lezhë;.
		The Adriatic Sea Source: NASA The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges.
		A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Drini-River (344 words)

	Fall River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Reuters - U.S. and Iraqi troops swept intotowns along the Euphrates river valley on Saturday in a push toflush out insurgents, and the government said it was closing inon al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
		river glows for competition 26.02.05 The Avon River in Christchurch will be aglow on Saturday when contestants in the Gurneygears Glow, Glow, Glow Your Boat competition paddle down the river with Steve Gurney.
		An extensive portion of the basin of the Drini i Bardhë River (White Drini), called Beli Drim by Serbs, basin is in the Kosovo area, across Albania's northeastern border.
	bonose.com /Fall+River+-180.html (760 words)

	Regional Environmental Reconstruction Program - Cross Border Projects - 4.3.10 Drini River Watershed & Erosion ...
		B) Mapping land uses in the Drini River watershed and the extent of the soil erosion.
		The valleys and Drini watershed will be subjected to a detailed hydrometeorological and topographical mapping to identify agricultural land, land uses and erosion caused from pollutants from various sources such as industries, settlements etc. Task forces will work on regional bases.
		C) Preparing proposals for measures to be taken for the environmental and erosion rehabilitation of the Drini River watershed and river banks.
	www.seerecon.org /Calendar/2000/Events/RC/WT2/environment/4-3-10.htm (268 words)

	Crimes Of War Project > Magazine > The Dreamtime of Vengeance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Gazing down at the valley, they could see the Drini River as it stretched northward to the town of Djakovica (Gjakove) and beside it the paved road that connects Mala Krusha with its sister village, Velika Krusa (Krusha e Mahde), a mile away.
		Qamil crossed the river and hid in the woods near the water's edge.
		It was dedicated to all the victims forever lost in the churning currents of the Drini River.
	www.crimesofwar.org /tribun-mag/stover_print.html (6909 words)

	List of Albanian rivers - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The names are in the Albanian definite form and therefore other variants for the names exist.
		Mati River (dammed to Liqeni i Shkopetit) in Northern Albania
		List of Albanian rivers, See also and Weblinks.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Rivers_of_Albania (84 words)

	Shkodër . Venice . Balkan Wars . Montenegro . Enver Hoxha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Shkodër Albanian language Albanian: Shkodër or Shkodra, Serbian language Serbian Skadar, Latin Scutari, German language German Skutari is a city located in North West Albania, in the District of Shkodër and it is the capital of the County of Shkodër.
		It is located at 42.07°N, 19.51°E on the east side of Shkodër Lake, on the southern part of the Mbishkodra plain, between the rivers Drini River Drini and Buna River Buna.
		The city is one of the oldest in Albania and it is also an important cultural and economic center.
	www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Shkod%EBr (476 words)

	AllRefer.com - Albania - Drainage System in Albania \| Albanian Information Resource
		An extensive portion of the basin of the Drini i Bardhë River, called Beli Drim by Serbs, basin is in the Kosovo area, across Albania's northeastern border.
		With the exception of the Drini i Zi, which flows northward and drains nearly the entire eastern border region before it turns westward to the sea, most of the rivers in northern and central Albania flow fairly directly westward to the sea.
		The Seman and Vjosë are the only other rivers that are more than 160 kilometers long and have basins larger than 2,600 square kilometers.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/albania/albania41.html (908 words)

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		The lake, which averages just 6 meters in depth, is fed by Montenegro's Moraca River and to a lesser extent by Albania's Drini River, which only flows into the lake at times of high water.
		Filip Guraziu is the chairman of Meshbush and explained the impact such a project would have had: "The [new] channel would have resulted in a decrease of 90 to 110 centimeters in the level of Lake Shkoder.
		In addition to Albania and Montenegro, REC is also developing a project to protect the Neretva River estuary in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina and another project in Bulgaria's Balkan range (Stara Planina).
	www.rferl.org /features/2002/12/20122002180553.asp (1090 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Two major rivers which cut through the sub-project are the old Drini channel, and the Gjadn River, which drains a large area of land to the east and north east.
		Although sedimentation in the Drini Watershed is a major issue (as it is in all other watersheds in the country), the source of the problem lies well outside the sub-project area.
		As the lower-most Drini is the main drain from the sub-projects, any salinity problems experienced with ad-hoc irrigation along this channel could (falsely) be blamed on these sub-projects.
	www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/1999/08/15/000094946_99032505572959/Rendered/INDEX/multi_page.txt (5037 words)

	PESHKOPIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Peshkopia lies on the eastern part of Albania, on either side of the Black Drini river.
		The Drini valley is the lowest part of the district.
		The Korabi peak (2751 m) is the country's highest peak, which is situated in this district.
	www.geocities.com /spiritofalbania/peshkopia.htm (169 words)

	Albanian Energy System - Patrick S. Poole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In central Albania, on the Mati River, there are two hydro-power plants; the first in Ulza with 25 mW; and the second in Shkopet with 24 mW, they both are connected in the cascade of the river.
		On the Bistrica River in southern Albania are two hydro-power plants (Bistrica I and Bistrica II) which work on cascades as well, with 27.5 mW total power.
		This hydro-power plant will be constructed on the Drini River, and is the last planned system on the existing Fierza, Komani, Vau I Dejes Hydro-power cascade.
	home.hiwaay.net /~pspoole/albeng.htm (2828 words)

	Current Projects
		It is an extended inventory of the Balkan's transboundary river and lake basins.
		Verification of the camp ground sauna on Oulanka river.
		Reindeer grazing, a serious pressure on lichen, has to be reduced in the future.
	www.zinke.at /currprj.htm (346 words)

	Learn more about List of waterways in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The List of waterways is a link page for any river, canal, estuary or firth.
		Corinthian Canal connected the Gulf of Corinth with the Aegean Sea,
		See also: List of reservoirs and dams, List of rivers of Europe
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_waterways.html (139 words)

	Albania - Holiday in Albania - Travel to Albania
		Located near the Osum River, Berat is the commercial center for the surrounding agricultural region in which tobacco, grapes, and fruits are grown.
		The town of Berat, overshadowed to the east by mount Tomorr (2400m), is built on an ancient Illyrian dwelling site, which goes back to the sixth century B.C. Its innumerable monuments and beautiful and characteristic architecture of its houses have proclaimed Berat, a museum town.
		Shkodra was known as an old artisan centre, as well as road and river junction with a considerable transit trade.
	www.reiswijs.co.uk /destinations/europe/albania/albania.html (1016 words)

	Shkodra
		SHKODER, Aug 22 (ata)- By M. Malja A dinghy of large seizes was blocked on Wednesday evening in the mouth of Buna river, in the beach of Velipoja, 30 km away from the city of Shkodra.
		Sources of local police made known that, "yesterday at about 22.00, in the mouth of Buna river in Velipoje was seized a dinghy some 12 meters long, with three motors with 250 horse power each.
		The skippers along with their speed-boat were trying to enter the waters of Montenegro to escape Albanian forces but they faced a double siege and were obligated to abandon their speed-boat in the vicinities of Velipoja beach to hide.
	www.shkoder.net /en/02aug.htm (2920 words)

	Drin/Drim Sub-basin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		and the sewage in discharged in rivers in uncontrol-led manner.
		Flooding of the plain of Drin river is another frequent problem especially in the winter period (increased by deforestation of the mountains) for the Shkodra and Lezha municipalities.
		The Drini waters join in the main arm with Buna river (effluent of
	www.inweb.gr /workshops/sub_basins/8_Drin.html (400 words)

	The Albanian Power System (APS) was created in 1957, but its origins come long before (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The total installed capacity is about 1650 MW from which 1446 MW (87.2 %) are HPP-s providing more than 95 % of total energy supply.
		Three HPP-s constructed on Drini River (north of Albania) compose 80 % of the country’s installed capacity.
		The annual generating capacity of the country has been approx.
	www.bsrec.bg /opet/albania/Albania_SHP.htm (400 words)

	2002 Flood Archive
		Winter weather advisories for snow and freezing rain were in effect through tonight for the Cascade Range and the Okanogan Valley of northeastern Washington.
		heavy rain caused the drini river, one of the country's main rivers, to overflow, flooding some 4,000 hectares of land "
		"About 2,000 people were driven from their homes close to the Chamelecon and Ulua rivers near San Pedro Sula, north of the capital, Tegucigalpa.
	www.dartmouth.edu /~floods/Archives/1996sum.htm (1425 words)

	List Of Albanian Rivers Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
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	www.karr.net /encyclopedia/List_of_Albanian_rivers (286 words)

	Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA), 99-10-19
		According to this contract some 85 million shillings (equal to 850 million Leks) will be added to the existing fund starting from Oct. 26 of the current year and will be used for the reconstruction of hydro-power station built in Drini river, northern Albania.
		Sources from the Austrian embassy accredited to Albania reports that the rehabilitation of hydro-power stations in Drini river is the biggest project financed in Albania by the Austrian government.
		Other projects carried out in the framework of bilateral cooperation are the supplying with potable water as well as the system of sewages in Shkoder distict, the rehabilitation of Burrel hospital, rehabilitation of several schools in the districts of Tirane, Shkoder, Kurbin, Mirdite, Lushnje and Malesia e Madhe.
	www.hri.org /news/balkans/ata/1999/99-10-19.ata.html (4251 words)

	Clinton And Bush Both Sold Us Out To Israeli Racists
		The heavy bombers struck near the key border crossing point of Morini, sending towering clouds of fl smoke into the sky from a hillside.
		The bombers, which could be seen circling, also left another explosion that rose harmlessly from the White Drini River Dam at the border, 12 miles from Kukes.
		The strikes were directed against Serb forces fighting guerrillas of the pro-independence Kosovo Liberation Army.
	www.powmadeak47.com /yugo/kref66flee.html (654 words)

	The Brooklyn Connection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Albanians sing about the Drin or Drini river--the White Drini and Black Drini branches come from Macedonia and Kosovo and then combine to flow thru northern Albania to the Adriatic near Skodra.
		It is the longest and best known river in the Albanian populated area of the Balkans.
		The Drina River you referenced is completely different.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1445933/posts (1037 words)

	Drin River - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Drin (Дрим / Drim in Macedonian and in Serbian) is the longest river in Albania, which empties into the Adriatic Sea near the city of Lezhë and the river Buna (Bojana in Serbian) near Rozafa.
		The 'Black Drin' (Црн Дрим/Crn Drim in Macedonian, Drini i Zi in Albanian) starts in the lake Ohrid and runs through the Republic of Macedonia and Albania.
		The 'White Drin' (Drini i Bardhë in Albanian, Бели Дрим/Beli Drim in Serbian) starts in Kosovo near the city of Peja (Pec in Serbian).
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Drini_River (200 words)

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