The Albanian Alps is the geographical region with the largest water resources in Albania. Their southern border, the Drin River, is the largest in the country extending at a length of 335 km and a surface area of 19,582 km2 with over 1.5 million inhabitants. An enormous number of mountain rivers that descend from the Alps flow in Drin, such as the Shala, Valbona, Kiri, etc., as well as the Gashi River, part of the UNESCO Natural Heritage List. All these rivers flow down to gather at Drin river. All this water network in the Alps is also enriched by several other rivers such as Cemi, Mërituri, Grënçara, and hundreds of streams and torrents, which collect snow water that has melted from the centuries old glaciers at the mountain peaks. The Alps are the region with the highest amount of precipitation in Albania, most of which falls in the form of snow, the thickness of which exceeds 6 meters. There are a number of glacial lakes in the Alps, such as Jezerca Lake, Peja Lake, Dash Lake, Shtraza Lake, etc. In addition, the Alps have thousands of springs and dozens of waterfalls as well. All this huge load of water that melts from the mountains or springs from the ground at a temperature of 4-8 C is encountered everywhere in the Alps.
