Seman (river)

{{Short description|River in western Albania}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Seman

| image = Fier from the air.jpg

| image_caption = Aerial view of Seman river flowing through the Myzeqe Plain

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| source1_location = Osum and Devoll

| mouth_location = Adriatic Sea

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|40|49|25|N|19|22|0|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Albania

| length = {{convert|85|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}

| source1_elevation =

| discharge1_avg = {{convert|95.7|m3/s|abbr=on}}

| basin_size = {{convert|5649|km2|abbr=on}}{{cite web|title=The coastline of Albania: morphology, evolution and coastal management issues|url=http://ciesm.org/online/monographs/CSS-3/CSS_3_151_168.pdf|website=ciesm.org|page= 8|language=English}}

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The Seman is a major river in western Albania. It is formed by the confluence of the rivers Devoll and Osum, a few km west of Kuçovë. It is {{convert|85|km|abbr=on}} long ({{convert|281|km|abbr=on}} with its longest source river Devoll) and its drainage basin is {{convert|5649|km2|abbr=on}}. Its average discharge is {{convert|95.7|m3/s|abbr=on}}.{{cite journal|title=The quality of Albanian natural waters and the human impact|author=Cullaj, A. |author2=Hasko, A. |author3=Miho, A. |author4=Schanz, F. |author5=Brandl, H. |author6=Bachofen, R. |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/8121855|journal=Environment International|year=2005|volume=31|issue=1|page=137|doi=10.1016/j.envint.2004.06.008|pmid=15607787|bibcode=2005EnInt..31..133C |language=English}} It meanders generally westwards through a flat lowland. Near Fier, the Seman receives the Gjanica from the left. It flows into the Adriatic Sea at the southern margin of the Divjakë-Karavasta National Park.