Osam
Water type: River
Sources:
White Osam, Black Osam
Continent:
Europe
Climate:
Continental
Country:
Bulgaria
Sources
Perciformes - Perches
Cypriniformes - Carps
Perciformes - Perches
Cypriniformes - Carps
Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts
Esociformes - Pikes
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Gadiformes - Cods
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks
Gobiiformes - Gobies
Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses
Atheriniformes - Silversides
Petromyzontiformes - Lampreys
Perciformes - Perches
Cypriniformes - Carps
Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts
Esociformes - Pikes
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Gadiformes - Cods
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks
Gobiiformes - Gobies
Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses
Atheriniformes - Silversides
Petromyzontiformes - Lampreys
The Osam is a river in northern Bulgaria. Its drainage basin is between that of the river Vit to the west and the Yantra system to the east.
The river has two main tributaries in its upper course: the Black Osam takes its source from the foot of Levski Peak in the Balkan Mountains, at an altitude of 1,821 m (5,974 ft), while the White Osam has its source on the northern slopes of the Kozya Stena peak. In Troyan, the black and white Osam join.
It runs north towards Lovech, then north-east until Letnitsa and Levski, where it turns north-west until it flows into the river Danube 5 km west of the town of Nikopol. The ancient name of the river was Assamus.
