Kamchiya

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Kamchiya (Камчия)
Kamchiya
Location
Country	Bulgaria
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Bulgaria
• elevation	710 m (2,330 ft)
Mouth
• location	Black Sea, 25 km (16 mi) south of Varna
• coordinates	43°01′20″N 27°53′21″E / 43.0222°N 27.8891°E / 43.0222; 27.8891
Length	190.7 km (118.5 mi)[1]/total length (244.5-kilometre (151.9 mi) from ligeras source
Basin size	5,363 km2 (2,071 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• average	from 1.136 m3/s (40.1 cu ft/s) at the village of Ticha to 26.287 m3/s (928.3 cu ft/s) at the mouth

The Kamchiya (also Kamchia and Kamčija, Bulgarian: Камчия [ˈkamt͡ʃijɐ]) is a 191-kilometre (119 mi) river in eastern Bulgaria. From its longest source, Golyama Kamchiya (Big Kamchiya), it has a total length of (244.5-kilometre (151.9 mi). The river Kamchiya proper starts from the confluence of the two rivers springing from Eastern Stara Planina, Golyama Kamchiya (itself formed by the confluence of the rivers Ticha and Vrana) and Luda Kamchiya (considered major source), flows eastward to the Black Sea and empties into it 25 km south of Varna, in the Resort of Kamchiya.