# Banderitsa

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The **Banderitsa** (Bulgarian: Бъндерица) is a river in south-western [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria), a left tributary of the [Glazne](/source/Glazne), which flows into the [Iztok](/source/Iztok_(river)), itself a right tributary of the river [Mesta](/source/Nestos_(river)).[1][2] The river is 13 km long and drains parts of the northeastern slopes of the [Pirin](/source/Pirin) mountain range.

The river takes its source from the uppermost of the [Banderishki Lakes](/source/Banderishki_Lakes), at an altitude of 2,310 m, situated in the Banderishki Cirque in northern Pirin. It initially flows to the northwest, catching the waters of the rest of lake group and the turns in northeastern direction. It flows at a high gradient of 100.77 m/km, which makes it turbulent, with many jumps and small waterfalls.[2] The highest waterfall is Banderishki Skok, reaching 11 m at an altitude of 1,700 m. Its surroundings were declared a protected area in 1965. The Banderitsa then reaches the homonymous mountain refuge and in the next two kilometers runs through rocky and narrow valley. Upon reaching the meadow Banderishka Polyana on the foothills of the summit of [Kutelo](/source/Kutelo) (2,908 m), the river disappears underground and reemerges after 1.5 km. At 400 m southwest of the town of [Bansko](/source/Bansko) at an altitude of 1,063 m, the Banderitsa merges with the river [Demyanitsa](/source/Demyanitsa), forming the river Glazne.[2]

Its [drainage basin](/source/Drainage_basin) covers a territory of 37 km2 or 31.09% of Glazne's total. It receives many little streams. There is a small hydro power station along the river, near Vihren refuge.[1][2]

## Citations

1. Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 137

1. Dushkov 1972, p. 36

## References

- Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). *Географски речник на България* [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura)
- Душков (Dushkov), Добри (Dobri) (1972). *Пирин. Туристически речник* [Pirin. Tourist Dictionary] (in Bulgarian). София ([Sofia](/source/Sofia)): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura)

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