The Drin Basin sits in the south-east of the Balkan Peninsula with water bodies and watersheds spread across Albania, Greece, Kosovo1, Montenegro and North Macedonia. It comprises the sub-basins of the Black Drin, White Drin, Drin and Buna/Bojana rivers, of the Prespa, Ohrid and Skadar/Shkoder lakes, the underlying aquifers, and the adjacent coastal and marine area.
The total geographical area of the Drin Basin is 20,361 km2. The basin is characterized mainly by mountainous relief, the highest peaks of which are the Dinaric Alps at over 2,500 m above sea level, as well as flat land around the basin’s coastal area in Albania.
