The river has its origin in the
Mali me Gropa elevation
above sea level and is some east of
Tirana near
Shëngjergj, flowing northwest through
Petrelë and
Sukth to the
Adriatic Sea north of
Durrës. Significant tributaries of Erzen include
Lake Farkë, Korrë,
Lanë, Murdhar, Shtërmen and Zhëllimë. The river passes through the city of Tirana, only a few kilometers from its southern end. Only a small range of hills separates the valley of the Erzen river with the Lana, Tirana, Zeza and Tërkuza rivers that form the
Ishëm river. On the southwestern outskirts at Yzberisht the transition from the plane to the Erzen valley is barely perceptible. The mouth is between
Durrës and the headland of Cape of Rodon at Lalzi bay. The average discharge rate at the mouth is 18.1 m³ / s, the highest discharge rate for the year exceeds minimum to the eleven-time. Its drainage area which includes all
Tirana District and a part of Durrës area is about 700 square km. Apparently, all twenty-two victims of the
1951 massacre were dumped into the river on
Enver Hoxha's orders, only to later be found wrapped tightly in
barbed tape. ==Gallery==