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It is a mountain river with an average drop of 22 meters in one kilometer. Shala River is distinguished by its crystalline water, with an average annual flow of about 34 m³ / sec. The maximum inflows reach in November with 52m³ / sec, while the minimum inflows in August in which it reaches 9m³ / sec.
The rivers are mainly fed by atmospheric precipitation (65-92%) and underground water (8-35%), with an average rainfall layer of 1,494 mm and a runoff layer of 945 mm. Water flow varies by season, with winter having the largest annual flow (40%), followed by spring, autumn, and summer.
Flood forecasting is an important component of flood warning, where the distinction between the two is that the outcome of flood forecasting is a set of forecast time-profiles of channel flows or river levels at various locations, while "flood warning" is the task of making use of these forecasts to tell decisions on warnings of floods.
The region is characterized by a highly developed hydrographic network represented by the water basins of the lake of Shkodër and of that of the rivers of Drin, Buna, Shala and Valbona. The park is situated along the course of the Valbona, the longest river on the Albanian Alps at 50.6 km (31.4 mi). [ 29 ]
Shala valley. Dukagjin Highlands [a] ( Albanian : Malsia E Dukagjinit ) is a mountainous region in northern Albania , east of Shkodra and north of the Drin . [ 1 ] It is roughly equivalent to the northern half of the Shkodër District , with some minor parts in Malësi e Madhe District .
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Lake Koman is surrounded by dense forested hills, vertical slopes, deep gorges, and a narrow valley, completely taken up by the river. Besides the Drin , it is fed by the Shala and Valbona Rivers. The lake stretches in an area of 34 km 2 (13 sq mi), its width being 400 m (0.25 mi).
Shalë is a former municipality in the Shkodër County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Shkodër. [1] The population at the 2011 census was 1,804. [2] Its name comes from the Shala tribe which lives in the area.