Skat River
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The Skat is a river in the western Danubian Plain
of northern
Bulgaria
and a right tributary of the Ogosta
.
The Skat takes its source from the Rechka area near the Veslets mountain in Vratsa Province
, part of the western Fore-Balkan Mountains
, north of the Manyashki Vrah peak. It goes round the Borovan
hill from the west and runs through a shallow gorge near Ohoden. From that point on, it has low banks and mostly flows through plain terrain with a number of meander
s. The Skat is 1020 metres wide, with a sand-covered bed. Its valley is asymmetrical, as the right bank is normally steeper than the left one. North of the town of Miziya
, the river's course has been altered and connected with the Ogosta
through a canal
. It flows into the Ogosta at Saraevo
, west of Oryahovo
.
The Skat is 134 kilometres long and has a drainage basin
of 1,074 square kilometres. Its main tributaries are the Barzina and the Greznitsa. The river is used for irrigation
and one reservoir has been built along it, the Ohoden Reservoir.
Danubian Plain (Bulgaria)
The Danubian Plain constitutes the northern part of Bulgaria, situated north of the Balkan Mountains and south of the Danube. Its western border is the Timok River and to the east it borders the Black Sea. The plain has an area of . It is about long and wide.The relief of the Danubian Plain is...
of northern
Northern Bulgaria
Northern Bulgaria is the northern half of the territory of Bulgaria, located to the north of the main ridge of the Balkan Mountains which conventionally separates the country into a northern and a southern part...
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
and a right tributary of the Ogosta
Ogosta
The Ogosta , is a river in Northern Bulgaria, a right tributary of the Danube. It takes it source from Vrazha Glava Peak on the border with Serbia. The towns of Chiprovtsi, Montana and Miziya are situated on the river's banks....
.
The Skat takes its source from the Rechka area near the Veslets mountain in Vratsa Province
Vratsa Province
Vratsa Province , former name Vratsa okrug) is a Bulgarian province located in the northwestern part of the country, between Danube river in the north and Stara Planina mountain in the south. It is named after its main town - Vratsa...
, part of the western Fore-Balkan Mountains
Balkan Mountains
The Balkan mountain range is a mountain range in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. The Balkan range runs 560 km from the Vrashka Chuka Peak on the border between Bulgaria and eastern Serbia eastward through central Bulgaria to Cape Emine on the Black Sea...
, north of the Manyashki Vrah peak. It goes round the Borovan
Borovan
Borovan is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Vratsa Province. It is the administrative centre of Borovan municipality, which lies in the central part of Vratsa Province...
hill from the west and runs through a shallow gorge near Ohoden. From that point on, it has low banks and mostly flows through plain terrain with a number of meander
Meander
A meander in general is a bend in a sinuous watercourse. A meander is formed when the moving water in a stream erodes the outer banks and widens its valley. A stream of any volume may assume a meandering course, alternately eroding sediments from the outside of a bend and depositing them on the...
s. The Skat is 1020 metres wide, with a sand-covered bed. Its valley is asymmetrical, as the right bank is normally steeper than the left one. North of the town of Miziya
Miziya
Miziya is a town and municipality in Vratsa Province, northwestern Bulgaria near the Danube river. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 3,354 inhabitants....
, the river's course has been altered and connected with the Ogosta
Ogosta
The Ogosta , is a river in Northern Bulgaria, a right tributary of the Danube. It takes it source from Vrazha Glava Peak on the border with Serbia. The towns of Chiprovtsi, Montana and Miziya are situated on the river's banks....
through a canal
Canal
Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
. It flows into the Ogosta at Saraevo
Saraevo
Saraevo , is a village in Northwestern Bulgaria, part of Miziya municipality, Vratsa Province. Located on Skat River where flows into the Danube....
, west of Oryahovo
Oryahovo
Oryahovo is a port city in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Vratsa Province. It is located in a hilly country on the right bank of the Danube, just east of the mouth of the river Ogosta, a few more kilometres downstream from where the Jiu flows into the Danube on Romanian territory. The town is...
.
The Skat is 134 kilometres long and has a drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of 1,074 square kilometres. Its main tributaries are the Barzina and the Greznitsa. The river is used for irrigation
Irrigation
Irrigation may be defined as the science of artificial application of water to the land or soil. It is used to assist in the growing of agricultural crops, maintenance of landscapes, and revegetation of disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall...
and one reservoir has been built along it, the Ohoden Reservoir.