| Mlava (Млава) | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Confluence of Tisnica and Krupaja inŽagubica |
| Mouth | |
• location | into Warm Mlava-Danube River nearKostolac |
• coordinates | 44°45′40″N21°10′54″E / 44.7611°N 21.1816°E /44.7611; 21.1816 |
| Length | 158 km (98 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,810 km2 (1,080 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Danube→Black Sea |
TheMlava (Serbian Cyrillic: Млава) is ariver inSerbia, 158 km long right tributary of theDanube.
Mlava originates as theTisnica, from theKučaj mountains in eastern Serbia, under theVeliki Krš peak. It flows to the north and curves around the eastern slopes of the mountainBeljanica, through an almost uninhabited area. Reaching theHomolje region, the Tisnica receives from the right a very powerful outflow of the karst well ofŽagubičko vrelo (Žagubica well), at an altitude of 320 meters, and from that point the river is known as the Mlava. Measured from the Žagubičko vrelo, the river is 118 km long.
Originally, the Mlava flows to the northwest, but soon turns to the north, which is the general direction it follows for the rest of its course. It flows next to theŽagubica, the main center of Homolje valley, and the villages of Izvarica (where it receives from the right theJošanička reka), Ribare, Sige and Ladne Vode.
In this section, the Mlava carved a long gorge,Gornjčako-ribarska klisura (Cyrillic: Горњачко-рибарска клисура; The gorge of Gornjak-Ribare), which begins at the Ribare, than it widens into the Krepoljin widening (where the large village ofKrepoljin is located), and narrows again. Breaking through the ending part of the gorge at the village of Ždrelo, near the monastery ofGornjak, the Mlava leaves the Homolje for the Mlava region.
In this section, the Mlava valley widens, as the river flows next to the villages ofŠetonje, Malo Laole,Veliko Laole, and reaches the town ofPetrovac na Mlavi, the center of the whole Mlava region. It continues to the north, passes through the villages of Kamenovo, Trnovče and Rašanac and enters the hilly region ofStig.
In the lower part of the Mlava is divided into many parallel flows and causes frequent floods, and although many settlements are located near the river, none is on its shore. The villages near the Mlava are:Veliko Selo,Toponica,Kalište,Malo Crniće,Veliko Crniće,Salakovac,Trnjane,Nabrde,Bubushinac andBradarac. In this part, in Mlava, its two largest tributaries are on the left side of the Chokordin and Vitovnica on the right. One Mlava trough runs for several kilometres nearPozarevac, where the river bed is 20–35 m wide and 1–3 m deep. Another trough, known asMogila, is 10–15 m wide and 0.5–1 m deep.
The last two settlements on the Mlace are the villageDrmno and the townKostolac. In both places there arecoal and are located in the center of Kostolac basin. Mlava does not affect the main drainage ofDanube, but inTopla Mlava at a height of 65 meters, which is created by a brush from which the hot water from the lake (TE KOSTOLAC B canal) is released. In the rainy years, Wild Mlava spreads over 100 m while the normal width of that part of Mlava near Bradarac and Drmno is only 30–45 m, and the normal depth is about 1.5–3 m. Some geographers call this Wild Mlava system, while Warm Mlava is considered as the final part of the Mlava stream, until Mlava turns its old trough "Cold Mlava" (Donja Mogila), east ofKostolac.
Warm Mlava (Topla Mlava) is a canal that connects Mlava (Wild Mlava) with the Danube east of the village of Selo Kostolac and west of the Kostolac B TPP. Its length is 4.3 km from the brush to the mouth, and from the yellow bridge (Viminacijum Bridge) to the intersection of 6.1 km. Its characteristics are warm water that comes out of the brush because of which there are plenty of fish and its biggest resident is pike and carp. The width is about 2 to 5 normal Mlava basins (70–175 m) and the depth is up to 4 m.
The drainage area of the Mlava covers 2,810 km2[1] and belongs theBlack Seadrainage area.
Average annual discharge at the mouth is 34 m³/s.
