Bistrica (Drina) (original) (raw)

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River in Bosnia and Herzegovina

BistricaDobropoljka
Canyon of Bistrica, just downstream of confluence with its main headwater river the Dobropoljka
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Bistrica (Drina) is located in Bosnia and HerzegovinaBistrica (Drina)
Etymology Bistra voda / Clear water
Location
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Physical characteristics
Source
• location Treskavica
• coordinates 43°36′13″N 18°25′02″E / 43.60352535065304°N 18.417358706912136°E / 43.60352535065304; 18.417358706912136
• elevation 1,280 m (4,200 ft)
Mouth Drina
• location Brod na Drini
• coordinates 43°29′26″N 18°44′39″E / 43.49064216782259°N 18.744265996016427°E / 43.49064216782259; 18.744265996016427
• elevation 394 m (1,293 ft)
Length 43.3 km (26.9 mi)
Basin features
Progression Drina → Sava → Danube → Black Sea
River system Drina
Cities MiljevinaBrod na Drini
Tributaries
• left Draženica, Vran, Rijeka, Miljevka
• right Gradovi potok, Oteša, Gvoza

The Bistrica (Serbian Cyrillic: Бистрица) is a left tributary of the Drina. It springs out of the massif of Treskavica mountain. The source-group is made up of a dozen smaller springs and streams, while the Bistrica spring itself is located in a cave at 1280 m above sea level at the site of Siljevice.[1]

The length of the river is 43.3 km, its catchment area is 425.0 km², and its mouth is located at Vučijak locality in Brod na Drini, near Foča, at 394 m above sea level. The most significant left tributaries are the Drazenica river at 10.8 km long, and the Miljevka river at 13.2 km long, while the right tributaries are the Oteša river at 15.2 km long, and the Govza river at 21.9 km long.[1]

  1. ^ a b ПМФ Бања Лука 2006, p. 175.