Bolska | |
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Bolska at Prebold | |
Country | Slovenia |
Physical characteristics | |
River mouth | Savinja 46°14′31″N15°06′51″E / 46.24194°N 15.11417°E Coordinates: 46°14′31″N15°06′51″E / 46.24194°N 15.11417°E |
Length | 32 km (20 mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Savinja→ Sava→ Danube→ Black Sea |
Basin size | 190 km2 (73 sq mi) [1] |
The Bolska is a river in Slovenia. It is 32 kilometres (20 mi) long. [1] It is a right tributary of the Savinja.
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream, creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague.
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