Treska

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Treska
The Matka lake

The Matka lake

Data
location Macedonia
River system Vardar
Drain over Vardar  → Thermaic Gulf (Aegean Sea)
Source height approx.  740  m
muzzle in Skopje's suburb Gjorče Petrov from the right in the Vardar Coordinates: 42 ° 0 ′ 8 ″  N , 21 ° 20 ′ 48 ″  E, 42 ° 0 ′ 8 ″  N , 21 ° 20 ′ 48 ″  E

length 132 km
Catchment area 2350 km²
Matka dam

The Treska is a river in the west of the Republic of Macedonia . The right tributary of the Vardar is 132 km long and its catchment area covers 2350 km².

The Treska rises near the village of Izvor at an altitude of around 740 meters and flows eastward through the valley of Kičevo . At Makedonski Brod it turns north, flows between the mountains of Suva Gora and Karadžica and finally flows into the Vardar in Skopje's suburb Gjorče Petrov .

Are located on the Treska two reservoirs for electricity production: The 1937 built Matkadamm impounds Matkasee , and in 2004 built the Kozjakdamm Kozjaksee .

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