In its upper flow 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 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 is one of the symbols, attractions and main notable physical geographical features of Podgorica, as it is the city's principal river. The Morača is also featured on some country symbols and flags.
^Statistical Yearbook of Montenegro 2017, Geography, Statistical Office of Montenegro
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morača, monastery, monastery, epomynous, clan, region, tribe, serbian, cyrillic, Морача, pronounced, mǒrat, major, river, montenegro, that, originates, northern, region, kolašin, municipality, under, mount, rzača, meanders, southwards, before, emptying, into, . For the monastery see Moraca monastery For the epomynous clan and region see Moraca tribe The Moraca Serbian Cyrillic Moracha pronounced mǒrat ʃa is a major river in Montenegro that originates in the northern region in Kolasin Municipality under Mount Rzaca It meanders southwards for 99 5 km 61 8 mi before emptying into Lake Skadar Its drainage basin covers 3 257 km2 1 258 sq mi 1 MoracaMoraca valley north of Podgorica Native nameMoracha Serbian LocationCountryMontenegroPhysical characteristicsSourceRzaca mountains coordinates42 51 55 N 19 14 53 E 42 8654 N 19 2481 E 42 8654 19 2481 elevation1 374 metres 4 508 ft MouthLake Skadar locationLake Skadar coordinates42 16 35 N 19 07 16 E 42 27639 N 19 12111 E 42 27639 19 12111 elevation1 metre 3 ft 3 in Length99 5 km 61 8 mi Basin size3 257 km2 1 258 sq mi Basin featuresProgressionLake Skadar Bojana Adriatic SeaTributaries leftRibnica Cijevna rightZeta SitnicaMoraca River Canyon In its upper flow the Moraca 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 the Adriatic Sea at Ada Bojana Relative to other rivers of its length the Moraca 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 is one of the symbols attractions and main notable physical geographical features of Podgorica as it is the city s principal river The Moraca is also featured on some country symbols and flags The Moraca monastery which was founded in 1252 by Stefan Vukanovic Nemanjic is located just north of the river s canyon See also edit2013 Montenegro bus crash Moraca Sports CenterReferences edit Statistical Yearbook of Montenegro 2017 Geography Statistical Office of Montenegro nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moraca River Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Moraca amp oldid 1173433922, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
