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{{Infobox river
| name = Sushitsa
| image = Sushitza-river-rhodope-bulgaria.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| source1_location = W of Sini Vrah, [[Rhodope Mountains]]
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|41|50|49.92|N|25|0|54|E|region:BG_type:river}}
| mouth_location = [[Yugovska reka]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|41|52|32.16|N|24|49|15.96|E|region:BG_type:river}}
| progression = [[Yugovska reka]]→ [[Chepelare (river)|Chepelarska reka]]→ [[Maritsa]]
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bulgaria]]
| length = {{convert|24|km|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|1425|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|556|m|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size = {{convert|62|km2|abbr=on}}
| tributaries_left =
| tributaries_right =
}}
The '''Sushitsa''' ({{lang-bg|Сушица}}) is a 24 km long river in southern [[Bulgaria]], flowing through [[Pazardzhik Province|Smolyan]] and [[Plovdiv Province]]s. It is a right tributary of the [[Yugovska reka]], itself a right tributary of the [[Chepelare (river)|Chepelarska reka]] of the [[Maritsa]] basin.<ref name="Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 484">{{harvnb|Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria|1980|p=484}}</ref>
The river springs at an altitude of 1,425 m at the western foothills of the summit of Sini Vrah (1,536 m) in the Dobrostan Ridge of the western [[Rhodope Mountains]]. It flows in direction west–northwest in a narrow deep valley with numerous rocky escarpments and caves. The river flows into the Yugbska reka at an altitude of 556 m some 1.7 km southeast of the village of [[Yugovo, Bulgaria|Yugovo]].<ref name="Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 484"/> It drains the northwesternmost slopes of the Prespanski Ridge and the southwestern slopes of the Dobrostan Ridge.
Its [[drainage basin]] covers a territory of 62 km<sup>2</sup>,<ref name="Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 484"/> or 18.7% of the Yugovska reka's total. The Sushitsa has predominantly rain–snow feed with high water in May and low water in August.<ref name="Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 484"/>
The river flows entirely in [[Plovdiv Province]]. There are two settlements along its course, the villages of [[Sini Vrah]] and [[Mostovo]] in [[Asenovgrad Municipality]]. Most of the river falls within the boundaries of the [[Chervenata Stena|Chervenata Stena Reserve]] and fishing is forbidden. Raising over its high right banks north of Sini Vrah is located the plateau of [[Belintash]], assumed to the an ancient [[Thracians|Thracian]] cult site. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://bulgariatravel.org/belintash-natural-landmark/ |title= Belintash |website=Official Tourist Portal of Bulgaria|access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref>
==Citations==
{{Reflist}}
== References ==
{{commons category|Sushitsa River}}
* {{cite book | ref={{harvid|Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria|1980}}
| title = Географски речник на България
| trans-title = Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria
| last1 = Мичев (Michev)
| first1 = Николай (Nikolay)
| last2 = Михайлов (Mihaylov)
| first2 = Цветко (Tsvetko)
| last3 = Вапцаров (Vaptsarov)
| first3 = Иван (Ivan)
| last4 = Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev)
| first4 = Светлин (Svetlin)
| chapter =
| year = 1980
| language = Bulgarian
| publisher = Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura)
| location = София (Sofia)
| isbn =
}}
[[Category:Rivers of Bulgaria]]
[[Category:Landforms of Plovdiv Province]]
Okumaya devam et...
{{Infobox river
| name = Sushitsa
| image = Sushitza-river-rhodope-bulgaria.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| source1_location = W of Sini Vrah, [[Rhodope Mountains]]
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|41|50|49.92|N|25|0|54|E|region:BG_type:river}}
| mouth_location = [[Yugovska reka]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|41|52|32.16|N|24|49|15.96|E|region:BG_type:river}}
| progression = [[Yugovska reka]]→ [[Chepelare (river)|Chepelarska reka]]→ [[Maritsa]]
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bulgaria]]
| length = {{convert|24|km|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|1425|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|556|m|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size = {{convert|62|km2|abbr=on}}
| tributaries_left =
| tributaries_right =
}}
The '''Sushitsa''' ({{lang-bg|Сушица}}) is a 24 km long river in southern [[Bulgaria]], flowing through [[Pazardzhik Province|Smolyan]] and [[Plovdiv Province]]s. It is a right tributary of the [[Yugovska reka]], itself a right tributary of the [[Chepelare (river)|Chepelarska reka]] of the [[Maritsa]] basin.<ref name="Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 484">{{harvnb|Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria|1980|p=484}}</ref>
The river springs at an altitude of 1,425 m at the western foothills of the summit of Sini Vrah (1,536 m) in the Dobrostan Ridge of the western [[Rhodope Mountains]]. It flows in direction west–northwest in a narrow deep valley with numerous rocky escarpments and caves. The river flows into the Yugbska reka at an altitude of 556 m some 1.7 km southeast of the village of [[Yugovo, Bulgaria|Yugovo]].<ref name="Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 484"/> It drains the northwesternmost slopes of the Prespanski Ridge and the southwestern slopes of the Dobrostan Ridge.
Its [[drainage basin]] covers a territory of 62 km<sup>2</sup>,<ref name="Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 484"/> or 18.7% of the Yugovska reka's total. The Sushitsa has predominantly rain–snow feed with high water in May and low water in August.<ref name="Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 484"/>
The river flows entirely in [[Plovdiv Province]]. There are two settlements along its course, the villages of [[Sini Vrah]] and [[Mostovo]] in [[Asenovgrad Municipality]]. Most of the river falls within the boundaries of the [[Chervenata Stena|Chervenata Stena Reserve]] and fishing is forbidden. Raising over its high right banks north of Sini Vrah is located the plateau of [[Belintash]], assumed to the an ancient [[Thracians|Thracian]] cult site. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://bulgariatravel.org/belintash-natural-landmark/ |title= Belintash |website=Official Tourist Portal of Bulgaria|access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref>
==Citations==
{{Reflist}}
== References ==
{{commons category|Sushitsa River}}
* {{cite book | ref={{harvid|Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria|1980}}
| title = Географски речник на България
| trans-title = Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria
| last1 = Мичев (Michev)
| first1 = Николай (Nikolay)
| last2 = Михайлов (Mihaylov)
| first2 = Цветко (Tsvetko)
| last3 = Вапцаров (Vaptsarov)
| first3 = Иван (Ivan)
| last4 = Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev)
| first4 = Светлин (Svetlin)
| chapter =
| year = 1980
| language = Bulgarian
| publisher = Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura)
| location = София (Sofia)
| isbn =
}}
[[Category:Rivers of Bulgaria]]
[[Category:Landforms of Plovdiv Province]]
Okumaya devam et...