Bohot (river)

Bohot
The river gorge at Hotnitsa
Location
Country	Bulgaria
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	S of Novo Selo, Fore-Balkan
• coordinates	43°3′51.84″N 25°22′15.96″E / 43.0644000°N 25.3711000°E / 43.0644000; 25.3711000
• elevation	469 m (1,539 ft)
Mouth
• location	Rositsa
• coordinates	43°12′50.04″N 25°36′7.92″E / 43.2139000°N 25.6022000°E / 43.2139000; 25.6022000
• elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Length	32 km (20 mi)
Basin size	99 km2 (38 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Rositsa→ Yantra→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Bohot (Bulgarian: Бохот) is a 32 km-long river in northern Bulgaria, a right tributary of the Rositsa, itself a left tributary of the river Yantra of the Danube basin.^[1]

The Bohot takes its source under the name Kurudere at an altitude of 469 m just south of the village of Novo Selo in the Fore-Balkan. It flows through the village of Balvan and the small Bahanitsa Reservoir and heads northeast, cutting through the western part of the Tarnovo Heights. Some 2 km west of Hotnitsa it forms the 30 m high Hotnitsa Waterfall. Downstream of the village the Bohot enters the Danubian Plain and flows into the Rositsa at an altitude of 67 m, about 800 m southwest of the remains of the Roman city of Nicopolis ad Istrum.^[1]

Its drainage basin covers a territory of 99 km² or 4.4% of the Rositsa's total. It is primarily fed by karst spring waters.^[1]

The river flows entirely in Veliko Tarnovo Province. There are two villages along its course, Balvan and Hotnitsa in Veliko Tarnovo Municipality. Its waters are utilized for irrigation.^[1]