History
of wine making in Bulgaria
The rivers rise mainly in the highest mountains, and
flow into the Black Sea (via the Danube) and into
the Aegean Sea. Bulgaria has 526 rivers longer than
2.3 km. The only navigable river is the Danube, which
flows along the northern Bulgarian border.
There are good opportunities for adventure tourism:
wild water rafting and canoeing, diving, delta- and
para-gliding in the valleys of the Vatcha, Iskar,
Chepelarska, Struma, and Mesta rivers.
The
Longest Rivers in Bulgaria
Name-Length
(Km)
Iskar-368,0
Toundga-349,5
Maritsa-321,6
Osum-341,0
Struma-290,0
Yantra-285,5
Kamchiya-244,5
Arda-241,3
Louda Kamchiya-200,9
Roussenski Lom-196,9
Natural lakes are about 330 in number; the largest
are the Black Sea lakes (Alepou, Arkoutino, Pomorie,
Beloslav, Bourgas, Varna, Shabla lakes); the most
numerous (more than 260) are the high glacial lakes
in the Rila and Pirin mountains.
Dams
have been built as a part of waterpower systems –
Iskar, Arda, Batak Water Power System, Belmeken-Sestrimo,
Dospat-Vucha, and a great number of smaller dams
