Crni Timok
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The Crni Timok (Serbian Cyrillic: Црни Тимок, "Black Timok"), also known as Crna River (Црна река / Crna reka, "Black River") or Krivovirski Timok (Кривовирски Тимок, "Timok of Krivi Vir"), is a headwater of the Timok River.
| Crni Timok Krivovirski Timok | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | Црни Тимок (Serbian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Serbia |
| District | Bor District, Zaječar District |
| City | Krivi Vir, Lukovo, Jablanica, Valakonje, Savinac, Gamzigrad, Zvezdan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Veliki Maljenik, Zaječar District |
| Mouth | |
• location | Zaječar, Zaječar District |
• coordinates | 43°55′12″N 22°17′52″E |
| Length | 84[1] km (52 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,232[2] km2 (476 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Radovanska, Suva, Velika, Salešča, Šarbanovačka, Jasenova, Bajnska, Suva |
| • right | Velika Suvaja, Mirovska, Arnauta, Osnička |
| Progression | Timok→ Danube→ Black Sea |
It originates from the northern side of the Veliki Maljenik mountain, in the Kučaj area of eastern Serbia. It flows near the village of Krivi Vir and continues generally to the northeast, flowing through the Crnorečka kotlina (Црноречка котлина, "depression of Crna Reka"), populated with many smaller villages (Lukovo, Jablanica, Valakonje, Savinac, Gamzigrad, Zvezdan). At Gamzigrad there is also an important archeological site from Roman times.
After a flow of 84 km,[1] the Crni Timok reaches Zaječar, where it joins the Beli Timok River, forming the Veliki Timok River. It drains an area of 1,232 km2 (476 sq mi).[2]
Early in its course it receives from the right the Radovanska, Suva, Velika, Salešča, Šarbanovačka, Jasenova, Bajnska and Suva rivers and from the left the Velika Suvaja, Mirovska, Arnauta, Osnička. Since most of the right tributaries come from the highly polluted area of the Bor copper mining basin, they pollute the Crni Timok.
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