| Black Drin | |
| Source1 Location: | Lake Ohrid |
| Mouth Location: | Drin |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 42.0917°N 20.3947°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Countries |
| Length Km: | 149 |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 118m3/s[1] |
| Basin Size Km2: | 3504 |
The Black Drin, or Black Drim (sq|Drini i Zi; mk|Црн Дрим) is a river in North Macedonia and Albania. It flows out of Lake Ohrid in Struga, North Macedonia. It is 149km (93miles) long and its drainage basin is 3504km2. Its average discharge is 118m3/s.[2] After flowing through North Macedonia for 560NaN0, the Black Drin crosses the border to Albania, west of Debar. It merges with the White Drin in Kukës to form the Drin, which flows into the Adriatic Sea. It drains most of the eastern border region of Albania.
The name is ancient - Drinius, Trinius (Pliny), Δρεῖνος (Ptolemy). Its origin is Illyrian from older *Drūn, from Indo-European *drū- into Old Indian drāvayate, run, flow, Avestan dru, run.[3]
This part of Albania is an agricultural area. The main agricultural products are maize and barley; silviculture is evolving, as well. The Ohrid trout, which is a form of salmon, can also sometimes be found in parts of the river.