This article is about the river in Albania. For the Mat River in Virginia, USA, see Mattaponi River. For the river in Russia, see Mati (river). For the Mat River in Mizoram, India, see Kaladan River.
The Mat (definite form: Mati) is a river in north-central Albania. Its overall length is 115 km (71 mi), while its catchment surface is 2,441 km2 (942 sq mi).[2][3] Its average discharge is 103 m3/s (3,600 cu ft/s).[4] The main tributary is Fan, flowing from the northeast, while the Mat flows from the southwest down to the confluence with Fan and then towards the Adriatic Sea.
The Albanian name mat originally meant "elevated location", "mountain place". Today's meaning in Albanian, "river bank, river shore", is a consequence of a secondary change through the common use of both the terms mal, "mountain" and breg, "shore", giving the meaning of "elevation". The river was recorded by Roman writer Vibius Sequester (4th or 5th century AD) as Mathis, following a hellenized graphic mode of the term mat.[5] It appeared in written records also as Mathia in 1380.[6]
Mat originates from the confluence of several streams within the karstic mountains in Martanesh, where it forms deep gorges and canyons.[7] Rising in Martanesh, the Mat heads westwards to the municipality of Mat and northwest through the towns of Klos and Burrel. About 10 km (6 mi) downstream from Burrel, it flows into a large reservoir (Liqeni i Ulzës – "Lake Ulëz"). After passing through a hydroelectric dam, it flows through another, smaller reservoir (Liqeni i Shkopetit – "Lake Shkopet") and forms a narrow gorge through the mountain range that separates Mat District from the coastal plains. It enters the plains between Milot and Zejmen.[8]
After a total length of 115 km (71 mi), the Mat flows into the Adriatic Sea near Fushë-Kuqe, between the towns of Lezhë and Laç.
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This article is about the river in Albania For the Mat River in Virginia USA see Mattaponi River For the river in Russia see Mati river For the Mat River in Mizoram India see Kaladan River The Mat definite form Mati is a river in north central Albania Its overall length is 115 km 71 mi while its catchment surface is 2 441 km2 942 sq mi 2 3 Its average discharge is 103 m3 s 3 600 cu ft s 4 The main tributary is Fan flowing from the northeast while the Mat flows from the southwest down to the confluence with Fan and then towards the Adriatic Sea MatShkopet reservoirLocationCountryAlbaniaPhysical characteristicsMouthAdriatic Sea coordinates41 38 12 N 19 34 17 E 41 63667 N 19 57139 E 41 63667 19 57139 elevation0 m 0 ft Length115 km 71 mi 1 Basin size2 441 km2 942 sq mi Discharge average103 m3 s 3 600 cu ft s Contents 1 Etymology 2 Overview 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 Sources 5 1 Citations 5 2 BibliographyEtymology editThe Albanian name mat originally meant elevated location mountain place Today s meaning in Albanian river bank river shore is a consequence of a secondary change through the common use of both the terms mal mountain and breg shore giving the meaning of elevation The river was recorded by Roman writer Vibius Sequester 4th or 5th century AD as Mathis following a hellenized graphic mode of the term mat 5 It appeared in written records also as Mathia in 1380 6 Overview editSee also Glasinac Mati culture nbsp Hydrographic map of AlbaniaMat originates from the confluence of several streams within the karstic mountains in Martanesh where it forms deep gorges and canyons 7 Rising in Martanesh the Mat heads westwards to the municipality of Mat and northwest through the towns of Klos and Burrel About 10 km 6 mi downstream from Burrel it flows into a large reservoir Liqeni i Ulzes Lake Ulez After passing through a hydroelectric dam it flows through another smaller reservoir Liqeni i Shkopetit Lake Shkopet and forms a narrow gorge through the mountain range that separates Mat District from the coastal plains It enters the plains between Milot and Zejmen 8 After a total length of 115 km 71 mi the Mat flows into the Adriatic Sea near Fushe Kuqe between the towns of Lezhe and Lac Gallery edit nbsp Lake Ulze nbsp Zog Bridge at the beginning of the coastal plainsSee also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mat Mat region Geography of Albania Central Mountain Range List of rivers of AlbaniaSources editCitations edit INSTAT 2007 Tregues Sipas Qarqeve Indicators by Prefectures 2005 2006 PDF in Albanian and English Tirane INSTAT Archived from the original PDF on 2011 07 24 Retrieved 2012 11 02 Ministry of Public Works and Transport May 2013 Albania Water Sector Investment Project PHRD Grant No TF093096 AL Consultant Services for Preparation of the Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan PDF Report Tirana p 40 Archived from the original PDF on 2015 04 30 Retrieved 2017 09 23 via dpuk gov al Mati River Basin Management Plan PDF ibeca al 15 September 2010 p 17 Archived from the original PDF on 24 September 2017 Retrieved 23 September 2017 Cullaj A Hasko A Miho A Schanz F Brandl H Bachofen R 2005 The quality of Albanian natural waters and the human impact Environment International 31 1 138 doi 10 1016 j envint 2004 06 008 PMID 15607787 Matzinger 2009 p 34 Elsie 2010 p 295 Bollobani Dodoveci Elvira 2016 Vecorite fiziko gjeografike dhe potenciali ekonomik i zones Cermenike Golloborde Martanesh PDF Doctoral thesis in Albanian Universiteti i Tiranes p 89 Archived from the original PDF on 2017 10 27 Eftimi R 2003 Some Considerations on Seawater Freshwater Relationship in Albanian Coastal Area PDF In Lopez Geta Juan Antonio de Dios Gomez Juan de la Orden Jose Antonio Ramos Gerardo Rodriguez Luis eds Tecnologia de la intrusion de agua de mar en acuiferos costeros Paises mediterraneos Estado de la intrusion de agua de mar en los acuiferos costeros del Mediterraneo y tecnicas de evaluacion Coastal Aquifers Intrusion Technology Mediterranean Countries The Sete of Sea Water Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers of the Mediterranean and Assessment Techniques Technologie de l intrusion d eau de mer dans les nappes aquiferes cotieres Pays mediterraneens Situation d l intrusion d eau de mer dans les nappes aquiferes cotieres de la Mediterranee et technique d evaluation Vol 2 Madrid Instituto Geologico y Minero de Espana pp 239 250 ISBN 84 7840 471 6 Bibliography edit Elsie Robert 2010 Historical Dictionary of Albania PDF Historical Dictionaries of Europe Vol 75 2nd ed Scarecrow Press p 255 ISBN 978 0 8108 6188 6 Archived from the original PDF on 6 October 2014 Matzinger Joachim 2009 Shqiptaret si pasardhes te ilireve nga kendveshtrimi i gjuhesise historike In Schmitt Oliver Jens Frantz Eva Anne eds Historia e Shqiptareve Gjendja dhe perspektivat e studimeve in Albanian Translated by Pandeli Pani and Artan Puto Botime Perpjekja ISBN 978 99943 0 254 3 Portal nbsp Geography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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