Drinjača (Serbian Cyrillic: Дрињача) is a left tributary of the Drina in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It rises on the mountain of Konjuh (1,326 m) 15 km northeast of Kladanj at an elevation of about 1,000 m and ends after 87.5 km in the Drina, south of Zvornik. The catchment area covers 1,091 km².[1]

Drinjača
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Drinjača is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Drinjača
Location
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • elevationapprox. 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Drina
 • coordinates
44°17′12″N 19°09′32″E / 44.2867°N 19.1589°E / 44.2867; 19.1589
Length87.5 km (54.4 mi) [1]
Basin size1,091 km2 (421 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionDrinaSavaDanubeBlack Sea

The river Drinjača offers terrains for recreational fishing on salmonids and numerous other fish species, but is primarily an important spawning ground for huchen and nase, both of which enter the river from the Drina river.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sava River Basin Analysis Report" (PDF). International Sava River Basin Commission. September 2009. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF, 9.98 MB) on 2010-07-17.