Nišava
| Nišava (Nishava, Нишава) | |
|---|---|
The Sićevo Gorge, eastern Serbia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Bulgaria, Serbia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Bulgaria, Stara Planina mountains |
| Mouth | |
• location | Južna Morava, west of Niš, Serbia |
• coordinates | 43°22′14″N 21°46′08″E / 43.37056°N 21.76889°E |
| Length | 218 km (135 mi) |
| Basin size | 4,086 km2 (1,578 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 36 m3/s (1,300 cu ft/s) at the mouth |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | South Morava→ Great Morava→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Nišava or Nishava (Bulgarian and Serbian Cyrillic: Нишава, Serbian pronunciation: [nǐʃaʋa]) is a river in Bulgaria and Serbia, a right tributary, and with a length of 218 kilometres (135 mi) also the longest one, of the South Morava.