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The cool blue color of the water is characteristic of this river, the steep cliffs that surround it, seem to touch the sky by hand. The river has become a tourist destination for both foreigners and locals, from where many visitors describe it as the pearl of the beauties of Koman and
Albania.
307:, from where it descends down through the valley of Shala, Thethi, Ndërlysa and Musha, from Breg-Lumi to Porta e Shalës (Gorge of Rrshqëm), through Lotaj and in the valley of Shoshi, discharging into lake Koman. It is a mountain river with an average drop of 22 meters in one kilometer.
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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. It is rich in fish, but the most widespread is trout.
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282:lake Koman
270:Montenegro
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588:Geography
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