The Krivaja is a river in northern Serbia

Serbia

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. With the length of 109 km it is the longest river that flows completely within the borders of Serbian province of Vojvodina

Vojvodina

Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...

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Upper Course

The Krivaja springs out in the Subotička Peščara, from the several streams which meet southwest of the village of Žednik

Stari Žednik

Stari Žednik , also known as Žednik , is a village located in the Subotica municipality, in the North Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina...

. The longest stream originates from Pavlovac hillock (Cyrillic: Павловац) northeast of Bajmok

Bajmok

Bajmok is a village located in the Subotica municipality, in the North Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina...

, one of the most populous villages in Vojvodina. The stream passes between the village of Đurđin and Jaramazov hillock (Cyrillic: Јарамазов) before it meets the shorter, northern stream (already named the Krivaja) and continues to the south.

The river passes next to the villages of Mali Beograd and Zobnatica

Zobnatica

Zobnatica is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bačka Topola municipality, in the North Bačka District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population numbering 309 people .-See also:...

, a tourist resort and site of the famous stud-farm, before it reaches the town of Bačka Topola

Backa Topola

Bačka Topola is a town and municipality in the North Bačka District of Vojvodina, Serbia...

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At Zobnatica, the Krivaja is dammed, creating 5,5 km long artificial Zobnatica lake, with an area of 2,55 km², used for irrigation and tourism.

Lower Course

The river turns west after the Bačka Topola and then turns sharply again to the southeast, near the village of Bajša

Bajša

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 and all three settlements that constitute the municipality of Mali Iđoš: the small town of Mali Iđoš and the villages of Lovćenac

Lovcenac

Lovćenac is a village located in the Mali Iđoš municipality, in the North Bačka District of Vojvodina, Serbia...

 and Feketić

Feketic

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. At the town of Srbobran

Srbobran

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, the Krivaja turns east, carving a shallow, 15 km long valley, in which it meanders for 33 km before it empties into the Great Bačka Canal

Great Bačka Canal

Great Bačka Canal is a canal in Serbia which runs from Bezdan to Bečej . The canal is 118 km long and it is part of Danube-Tisa-Danube Canal system. Excavation of Great Bačka Canal begun in 1794 and lasted until 1801. Bed of the canal is 17 m wide and at the top is 25 m wide. Average depth is 3 m...

, part of the Canal Danube-Tisa-Danube. Total meandering ratio of the whole river is 65:109 (in the valley 15:33), thus the name (Krivaja; Serbian for winding river). The village of Turija

Turija

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 stands on the Krivaja's mouth into the canal, at an altitude of 76 m.

The Krivaja drains an area of 956 km², belongs to the Black Sea

Black Sea

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 drainage basin

Drainage basin

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and it is not navigable.