The Crni Timok ( Serbian Cyrillic : Црни Тимок , "Black Timok"), also known as Crna River ( Serbian : Црна река / Crna reka , "Black River") or Krivovirski Timok ( Кривовирски Тимок , "Timok of Krivi Vir"), is a headwater of the Timok River.
11-570: 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
22-527: Is a mountain range in eastern Serbia . Its highest peak, Velika Tresta has an elevation of 1,284 meters above sea level. They belong to the Serbian extension of Carpathians , which separate the valleys of Great Morava and Timok . The area is a plateau in form, of complex tectonic and morphological structure, subdivided by the river valleys. One of the main features is the Resava Cave . North of Resava Cave
33-638: Is also an important archeological site from Roman times. After a flow of 84 km, the Crni Timok reaches Zaječar , where it joins the Beli Timok River, forming the Veliki Timok River. It drains an area of 1,232 km (476 sq mi). Early in its course it receives from the right the Radovanska , Suva , Velika , Salešča , Šarbanovačka , Jasenova , Bajnska and Suva rivers and from
44-581: Is located in the watershed of the Resava River in east Serbia. It is carved in the karst area, where the sinking river of Resava springs again from the ground in the canyon -type valley of Sklop. The waters springs from the karst spring Veliko Vrelo, forming a short stream of the same name which falls into the Resava. With the height of 25 m (82 ft), it was considered the highest waterfall in Serbia until
55-497: Is the natural monument Lisine, which comprises two waterfalls, Veliko Vrelo and Veliki Buk. The Lisine hydro-complex and Resava Cave are under one administration. In 2017 the Government of Serbia and Institute for Nature Protection began preliminary actions into creating a new national park , which would cover the mountainous Kučaj- Beljanica region. It is supposed to be the sixth and the largest national park in Serbia encompassing
66-585: The 1990s when the higher waterfalls were discovered on the Kopaonik and in the Visok region of the Stara Planina . The waterfall is situated at an elevation of 450 m (1,480 ft) and 20 km (12 mi) east of Despotovac . It is formed on the tufa rocks and the water falls into the 5 m (16 ft) deep lake. In August 2017 the waterfall was embellished with the color-changing decorative lights, becoming
77-533: The Resava Cave, Lisine complex and some of the oldest, intact forest in the country, like the Vinatovača rainforest , which remained intact since the mid 17th century. The study on protection was finished in 2020. It concluded that the area is the most forested one in Serbia, and described it as the proper wilderness. The karst region is location of numerous sinking rivers : Veliki Buk (or Lisine) waterfall
88-436: The bottom of the stream channel. This is the opposite of a more common gaining stream (or effluent stream ) which increases in water volume farther downstream as it gains water from the local aquifer . Losing streams are common in arid areas due to the climate which results in huge amounts of water evaporating from the river generally towards the mouth. Losing streams are also common in regions of karst topography where
99-423: The first hydrology object in Serbia with such lights. The access roads are arranged with several restaurants but as of 2017 there is no mobile phone signal in the area, which the local tourist guides say is "probably a positive thing". There is also a stream water mill, "Mija's watermill" within the complex. It is built in 1918 and is still operational, though it is adapted into the tourist attraction, equipped with
110-609: 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. This Zaječar District , Serbia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Serbia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ku%C4%8Daj mountains Kučaj ( Serbian : Кучај , pronounced [kûtʃaj] )
121-407: The objects from the century ago. This Serbia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sinking river A losing stream , disappearing stream , influent stream or sinking river is a stream or river that loses water as it flows downstream. The water infiltrates into the ground recharging the local groundwater , because the water table is below
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