Crni Timok

The Crni Timok (Serbian Cyrillic: Црни Тимок, "Black Timok"), also known as Crna River (Црна река / Crna reka, "Black River") or Krivovirski Timok (Кривовирски Тимок, "Timok of Krivi Vir"), is a headwater of the Timok River.

Crni Timok Krivovirski Timok
Native name	Црни Тимок (Serbian)
Location
Country	Serbia
District	Bor District, Zaječar District
City	Krivi Vir, Lukovo, Jablanica, Valakonje, Savinac, Gamzigrad, Zvezdan
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Veliki Maljenik, Zaječar District
Mouth
• location	Zaječar, Zaječar District
• coordinates	43°55′12″N 22°17′52″E
Length	84[1] km (52 mi)
Basin size	1,232[2] km2 (476 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Radovanska, Suva, Velika, Salešča, Šarbanovačka, Jasenova, Bajnska, Suva
• right	Velika Suvaja, Mirovska, Arnauta, Osnička
Progression	Timok→ Danube→ Black Sea

It originates from the northern side of the Veliki Maljenik mountain, in the Kučaj area of eastern Serbia. It flows near the village of Krivi Vir and continues generally to the north-east, flowing through the Crnorečka kotlina (Црноречка котлина, "depression of Crna Reka"), populated with many smaller villages (Lukovo, Jablanica, Valakonje, Savinac, Gamzigrad, Zvezdan). At Gamzigrad there is also an important archeological site from Roman times.

After a flow of 84 km,[1] the Crni Timok reaches Zaječar, where it joins the Beli Timok River, forming the Veliki Timok River. It drains an area of 1,232 km² (476 sq mi).[2]

Early in its course it receives from the right the Radovanska, Suva, Velika, Salešča, Šarbanovačka, Jasenova, Bajnska and Suva rivers and from the left the Velika Suvaja, Mirovska, Arnauta, Osnička. Since most of the right tributaries come from the highly polluted area of the Bor copper mining basin, they pollute the Crni Timok.