Treska

Treska (Macedonian: Треска, Albanian: Treskë) is a river in the western part of North Macedonia, a right tributary to Vardar. It is 132 km (82 mi) long, and its basin is 2350 km2.[1]

Treska
View of the Treska in the Poreče Region
Location
CountryNorth Macedonia
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
  location
Vardar
  coordinates
42.0022°N 21.3473°E / 42.0022; 21.3473
Basin features
ProgressionVardarAegean Sea
Matka dam
Kayak track in the river
Lake Matka

It rises in the Stogovo mountain at an altitude of around 2000 meters, and flows eastwards through the valley of Kičevo. At Makedonski Brod it turns northwards, flows between the mountains of Suva Gora and Karadžica, finally flowing into the Vardar in the Skopje suburb Gjorče Petrov.

Three dams have been built on Treska:

References

  1. Opća enciklopedija Jugoslavenskog leksikografskog zavoda - Zagreb, 1982. (2. izdanje)


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