Kalnik (river)
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| Kalnik | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mikrene Heights |
| • coordinates | 42°59′30.84″N 24°34′39″E / 42.9919000°N 24.57750°E |
| • elevation | 667 m (2,188 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Vit |
• coordinates | 43°3′48.96″N 24°15′27″E / 43.0636000°N 24.25750°E |
• elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Length | 41 km (25 mi) |
| Basin size | 263 km2 (102 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Vit→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Kalnik (Bulgarian: Калник) is a 41 km-long river in northern Bulgaria, a right tributary of the river Vit, itself a right tributary of the Danube.[1]
The Kalnik takes its source from the Tolev Spring at an altitude of 677 m, on the southern foothills of the Mikrene Heights of the fore-Balkan, some 1.5 km north of the village of Borima. Throughout its whole course the river flows westwards with a slight deviation to the north in a wide valley between the Mikrene Heights to the north and the Vasilyovska Mountain to the south. It flows into the Vit at an altitude of 250 m at the Boaza locality, south village of Peshterna.[1]
Its drainage basin covers a territory of 263 km2 or 8.2% of the Vit's total.[1]
The Kalnik has rain, snow and karst spring feed with high water in April–June and low water in July–October. The average annual discharge is 0.96 m3/s.[1]