Banderitsa
General data
- Name: Banderitsa
- Water system: Nestos
- Water type: River
- Progression: Glazne -> Iztok -> Nestos -> Aegean Sea -> Mediterranean Sea -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates:
- Continents: Europe
- Countries: Bulgaria
The Banderitsa is a river in south-western Bulgaria, a left tributary of the Glazne, which flows into the Iztok, itself a right tributary of the river Mesta. The river is 13 km long and drains parts of the northeastern slopes of the Pirin mountain range. The river takes its source from the uppermost of the Banderishki Lakes, at an altitude of 2,310 m, situated in the Banderishki Cirque in northern Pirin. Its drainage basin covers a territory of 37 km2.
