Devoll
The third one in Top 10 Longest Rivers in Albania that Toplist would like to introduce to you is Devoll. Devoll is a river in southern Albania. It is one of Seman's tributaries. It has a length of 196 km (122 mi) and a drainage basin area of 3,130 km2 (1,210 sq mi). It has a discharge rate of 49.5 m3/s (1,750 cu ft/s). Its source is near the Greek border in the southwestern corner of the Devoll municipality. It flows northeast through Miras, then north through Bilisht, and northwest through Progër, Pojan (in the northern Korçë Plain, which was marshy until after World War II), Maliq, Moglicë, Kodovjat, Gramsh (where it is stowed in a large lake), and Gostimë. It merges with the Osum near Kuçovë to form the Seman. The Seman empties into a small delta in the Adriatic Sea south of the Karavasta lagoon.
A number of hydroelectric power plants are planned or under construction on the Devoll River. The Albanian company Devoll Hydropower, which is owned and operated by the Norwegian power company Statkraft, is building two hydroelectricity plants with a combined capacity of 242 MW near Banjë (Banjë Hydro Power Plant) and near Moglic (Moglic Hydro Power Plant). When the first two dams are completed, the decision on whether to build a third plant near Kokel will be made.
In the aftermath of the First Crusade, Bohemund of Taranto and the Byzantine Emperor Alexius I reached an agreement in an unspecified location in the valley of Devoll in 1108, at an unspecified location in the valley of Devoll. This treaty is named after the Byzantine fortress of Devol, which is located in modern Albania. Although the treaty was not immediately implemented, it was intended to make Antioch a vassal state of the Byzantine Empire.
Significant amounts of river water were diverted into the Small Prespa Lake in 1970 with the intention of using it for irrigation later in the summer. Significant siltation occurred on the Albanian side as a result of the high suspended solids in the river water. The practice was recently discontinued.
Length: 196 km (122 mi)
