Podgorica is located in central Montenegro. The area is crossed with rivers and the city itself is only  north of Lake Skadar. The Morača and Ribnica rivers flow through the city, while the Zeta, Cijevna, Sitnica and Mareza flow nearby. ''Morača'' is the largest river in the city, being  wide near downtown, and having carved a  deep canyon for the length of its course through the city.  Except for the Morača and Zeta, other rivers have an appearance of small creeks. The richness in bodies of water is a major feature of the city.