Devoll (river)

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title: "Devoll (river)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-albania", "geography-of-berat-county", "geography-of-elbasan-county", "geography-of-korçë-county", "braided-rivers-in-albania"] description: "River in southern Albania" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devoll_(river)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary River in southern Albania ::

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Field	Value
name	Devoll
image	Holtë River, Gramsh, Albania 2018 01.jpg
image_caption	Devoll flowing near Gjergjovinë
image_size	260
pushpin_map	Albania
source1_location	Nikolicë, Korçë County
source1_coordinates
mouth_location	Seman near Kuçovë
mouth_coordinates
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	Albania
subdivision_type2	Counties
subdivision_name2
subdivision_type3	Cities
subdivision_name3
progression
basin_size	3140 km2
length	196 km
discharge1_avg	49.5 m3/s
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| name = Devoll | image = Holtë River, Gramsh, Albania 2018 01.jpg | image_caption = Devoll flowing near Gjergjovinë | image_size = 260 | pushpin_map = Albania | source1_location = Nikolicë, Korçë County | source1_coordinates = | mouth_location = Seman near Kuçovë | mouth_coordinates = | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Albania | subdivision_type2 = Counties | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = Cities | subdivision_name3 = | progression = | basin_size = 3140 km2 | length = 196 km | discharge1_avg = 49.5 m3/s

The Devoll (; Devolli) is a river in southern Albania. It is one of the source rivers of the Seman. It is 196 km long and its drainage basin is 3130 km2. Its average discharge is 49.5 m3/s. Its source is in the southwestern corner of the Devoll municipality, close to the Greek border. It flows initially northeast, through Miras, then north through Bilisht, and northwest through Progër, Pojan (in the northern Korçë Plain which was marshy until after the World War II), Maliq, Moglicë, Kodovjat, Gramsh, where it is stowed in a big lake and Gostimë, where it turns south. It joins the Osum near Kuçovë, to form the Seman. The Seman opens into a small delta south of the Karavasta lagoon in the Adriatic Sea.

A number of hydroelectricity plants on the river Devoll are planned or under construction. The Albanian company Devoll Hydropower, owned and operated by the Norwegian power company Statkraft, is building two hydroelectricity plants near Banjë (Banjë Hydro Power Plant) and near Moglicë (Moglicë Hydro Power Plant), with combined capacity 242 MW. The decision whether a third plant near Kokel is to be built, will be taken when the first two dams are completed.

At an unspecified location in the valley of Devoll, Bohemund of Taranto and the Byzantine Emperor Alexius I made an agreement in 1108, in the wake of the First Crusade. This treaty is named after the Byzantine fortress of Deabolis. Although the treaty was not immediately enforced, it was intended to make the Principality of Antioch a vassal state of the Byzantine Empire.

During 1970 significant amounts of water from the river was diverted into the Small Prespa Lake with the intention to use it later during the summer time for irrigation purposes. Due to the high suspended solids in the river water significant siltation occurred on the Albanian side. The practice has recently stopped.

References

References

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9. Steven Runciman. (3 December 1987). "A History of the Crusades". CUP Archive.
10. (1962). "Etnografia shqiptare". Akademia e Shkencave e RPSH, Instituti i Historisë, Sektori i Etnografisë.

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