White Drin Waterfall

White Drin Waterfall
Ujëvara e Drinit të Bardhë
White Drin Waterfall; Ujëvara e Drinit të Bardhë
	Waterfall at the mouth of the White Drin river
Location	Radaca, Peja, Kosovo
Coordinates	42°44′17″N 20°18′21″E
Elevation	560m
Total height	25 m (82 ft)
Watercourse	White Drin

The White Drin Waterfall (Albanian: Ujëvara e Drinit të Bardhë, Croatian: Vodopad Bijelog Drima) is a waterfall in the western part of Kosovo. It is located in the Zhleb/Žljeb Mountain within the Accursed Mountains and is situated near the village of Radavc, which is 11 km away from the town of Peja. The waterfall is located at the mouth of the White Drin river and is 25 m (82 ft) high. The mountainous scenery surrounds the waterfall, and makes it a popular tourist attraction throughout Kosovo. Other smaller waterfalls are near the area.

The flow of White Drin further downstream

The waterfall, together with the cave and the spring of White Drin River is taken under legal protection in 1983, as nature monument due to its geomorphological, hydrological and touristic values with a surface of 89.94 ha (1 km²).[1]

References

State of Nature Report 2006-2007 (PDF). Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency, Kosovo Institute for Nature Protection. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2022.

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[1] State of Nature Report 2006-2007 (PDF). Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency, Kosovo Institute for Nature Protection. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2022.