The Zeta ( Montenegrin Cyrillic : Зета , pronounced [zêta] ) is a river in Montenegro .
5-535: Its source is under the mountain of Vojnik. The river flows eastwards for 65 km (40 mi) until it empties into the river Morača just north of Podgorica . Its drainage basin area is 1,597 km (617 sq mi). One theory is that the name "Zeta" derives from an early Greek "Zenta", later romanized in "Senta". The Zeta River is the most significant tributary of the Morača river . The Perućica hydroelectric power plant near Nikšić (307 MW , 970 GWh ) uses
10-651: A river in Montenegro is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mora%C4%8Da The Morača ( Serbian Cyrillic : Морача , pronounced [mǒrat͡ʃa] ) is a major river in Montenegro that originates in the northern region in Kolašin Municipality under Mount Rzača. It meanders southwards for 99.5 km (61.8 mi) before emptying into Lake Skadar . Its drainage basin covers 3,257 km (1,258 sq mi). In its upper flow
15-582: The Adriatic Sea at Ada Bojana . Relative to other rivers of its length, the Morača is weak in volume. It is rarely more than 50 m (160 ft) wide and mostly shallow, so it is generally not navigable. Its canyon is a corridor for the main road leading from the Montenegrin Littoral to Podgorica, and then to northern Montenegro until it reaches Serbia . The road is considered impassable on foot. It
20-533: The Morača is a fast mountain river. Just north of Podgorica it merges with its largest tributary, the Zeta , which it then cuts a rocky canyon before entering the Zeta plain . It flows through the surrounding flatland until it empties into Lake Skadar on the border with Albania . A shorter, much broader, meandering, approximately sea-level river, the Bojana , flows through the northwest corner of Albania until it drains into
25-577: The waters of the Zeta River to generate power. After that, the river meanders through the Bjelopavlići Valley and Danilovgrad Municipality , until it empties into the Morača a few miles north of Capital City of Podgorica . Historical monumental Carev Most (the Tsar's Bridge) exists over Zeta to the south of Nikšić town, and the ancient castle of Pandurica is situated nearby. This article related to
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