# Vidbol

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{{Infobox river
| name              = Vidbol
| image             = 
| image_size        = 
| image_caption     =  
| source1_location  = Babin Nos, [Balkan Mountains](/source/Balkan_Mountains) 
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|43|43|5.16|N|22|24|25.92|E|region:BG_type:river}}
| mouth_location    = [Danube](/source/Danube) 
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|43|53|53.16|N|22|50|18.96|E|region:BG_type:river}}
| progression       = {{RDanube}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country 
| subdivision_name1 = [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria)
| length_km = 62
| source1_elevation = {{convert|1000|m|abbr=on}} 
| mouth_elevation   = {{convert|29|m|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg    = 
| basin_size_km2 = 330
| tributaries_left  = 
| tributaries_right = 
}}

The '''Vidbol''' ({{langx|bg|Видбол}}) is a river in northwestern [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria), a right tributary of the [Danube](/source/Danube). Its length is 62&nbsp;km.<ref name="Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 107">{{harvnb|Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria|1980|p=107}}</ref> 

The river takes its source under the name Dzhonovets at an altitude of about 1,000&nbsp;m, some 300&nbsp;m northeast of the summit of Babin Nos (1,103&nbsp;m) in the northwestern part of the [Balkan Mountains](/source/Balkan_Mountains). It is situated in the western [Danubian Plain](/source/Danubian_Plain_(Bulgaria)). The river flows in northeastern direction in a forested valley until the village of [Rakovitsa](/source/Rakovitsa%2C_Vidin_Province) and then continues eastwards to Gara Makresh. In this section the Vidbol takes several of its most significant tributaries. From Gara Makresh the river bends north and runs through a deep canyon-like valley. At the village of [Sinagovtsi](/source/Sinagovtsi) it turns east, enters the Vidin Plain and flows into the Danube at an altitude of 29&nbsp;m, some 2&nbsp;km east of the town of [Dunavtsi](/source/Dunavtsi).<ref name="Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 107"/> 

Its drainage basin covers a territory of 330&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and is situated between the basins of the rivers [Voynishka reka](/source/Voynishka_reka) to the north, the [Archar](/source/Archar_(river)) to the south and southeast, and the [Timok](/source/Timok) along the Babin Nos ridge to the west.<ref name="Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 107"/> The river has predominantly rain feed with high water in April–June and low water in August–October. It partially dries out in summer. The average annual discharge at Dunavtsi is 0.8&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>/s.<ref name="Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 107"/>

The Vidbol flows entirely in [Vidin Province](/source/Vidin_Province). There are seven settlements along its course, the villages of Rakovitsa, [Tsar Shishmanovo](/source/Tsar_Shishmanovo), [Makresh](/source/Makresh), [Valchek](/source/Valchek), [Sratsimirovo](/source/Sratsimirovo) and Sinagovtsi, as well as the town of Dunavtsi. There two main roads along its lower and middle valley, a 14&nbsp;km stretch of the third class III-1403 road between Tsar Shishmanovo and Gara Makresh, and an 6.1&nbsp;km section of the third class III-1413 road between Dunavtsi and the refuge of Bozhuritsa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.api.bg/index.php/bg/karti/republikanska-ptna-mrezha/|title=A Map of the Republican Road Network of Bulgaria|website=Official Site of the Road Infrastructure Agency|access-date=24 July 2024|archive-date=9 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009035732/http://www.api.bg/index.php/bg/karti/republikanska-ptna-mrezha/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Its waters are utilized for irrigation.<ref name="Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 107"/>

==Citations==
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== References ==
* {{cite book | ref={{harvid|Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria|1980}}
 | title = Географски речник на България
 | trans-title = Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria
 | last1 = Мичев (Michev)
 | first1 = Николай (Nikolay)
 | last2 = Михайлов (Mihaylov)
 | first2 = Цветко (Tsvetko)
 | last3 = Вапцаров (Vaptsarov)
 | first3 = Иван (Ivan)
 | last4 = Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev)
 | first4 = Светлин (Svetlin)
 | chapter =
 | year = 1980
 | language = Bulgarian
 | publisher = Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura)
 | location = София ([Sofia](/source/Sofia))
 | isbn = 
 }}

Category:Rivers of Bulgaria
Category:Rivers of Vidin Province

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