- Klina River
Infobox River | river_name = Klina (Клина)
caption =
origin =Suva Planina mountain, south ofLake Gazivode ,Kosovo
mouth =White Drin , nearKlina , Kosovo
basin_countries =Kosovo
length = 62 km
elevation =
discharge =
watershed = 393 km²The Klina (Albanian: "Klina";
Serbian Cyrillic : Клина) is a river inKosovo , a 62 km-long left tributary to theWhite Drin . It flows entirely within the Kosovo proper.The Klina originates from the southeastern slopes of the
Suva Planina mountain, south of the articifialLake Gazivode on the Ibar river, under the Rudopolje peak. In the initial section of the course, the Klina curves a lot, first flows east (at the village of Kaldura), turns south (at Jabuka), east again (at Crepulja) and southeast (at Gornji Strmac).As it flows parallel to the Ibar and
Sitnica rivers, it passes next to the medieval ruins ofPerkovac town and the village of Gornja Klina, reaching the regional center ofSrbica , the village ofLauša and themonastery ofDevič , where the Klina turns southwest, marking the northern border of theDrenica region.Between the villages of Tušilje and Ovčarevo, the Klina receives from the right its major tributary, the Move. At Dobra Voda, the river turns sharply to the west entering the
Metohija region. From this point, the river valley is also a route for thePristina -Peć section of the Transbalkanic railway. After the village of Podrgađe, the river reaches the town ofKlina and soon after, empties into the White Drin.The river is rich in hydro electrical potential, but this resurce is not used. The Klina belongs to the
Adriatic Sea drainage basin (draining itself 393 km²) and it is not navigable.References
* "Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija", Third edition (1985); Prosveta; ISBN 86-07-00001-2
* Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): "Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije"; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; ISBN 86-01-02651-6
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