The Krupa (Serbian Cyrillic: Крупа) river is a left tributary of the river Neretva and the main water current of Hutovo Blato, which leads the waters from Gornje Blato and Svitavsko Lake into the Neretva river near Dračevo. The length of Krupa is 9 km with an average depth of 5 meters. The Krupa is an extension and outlet of Deransko Lake. Also, the Krupa is a unique river in Europe, because the river flows both ways. It flows normally from the source to the mouth and from the mouth to the source. This happens when, due to high water levels and large quantities of water, the Neretva pushes the Krupa river in the opposite direction.[1]
| Krupa Крупа | |
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 Krupa river near Dračevo | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Municipality | Čapljina |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Deransko Lake |
| Mouth | |
• location | Neretva |
• coordinates | 43°03′17″N 17°41′51″E / 43.0547°N 17.6974°E |
| Length | 9 km (5.6 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Neretva→ Adriatic Sea |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Krupa river & Hutovo Blato – NAP – Network of Adriatic Parks". NAP – Network of Adriatic Parks. parksnap.eu. Retrieved 19 March 2009.[permanent dead link]
External links edit
Media related to Krupa (Neretva) at Wikimedia Commons- Krupa river & Hutovo Blato – NAP – Network of Adriatic Parks[permanent dead link]
- Hutovo Blato Nature Park
- Commission for Preservation of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- NGO for Environment protection ZELENI-NERETVA Konjic
- WWF Panda – Living Neretva
- REC Transboundary Cooperation Through the Management of Shared Natural Resources
- INWEB Internationally Shared Surface Water Bodies in the Balkan Region
- Narenta
- Wine route Herzegovina
- Čapljina municipality
- Neretva.org Open Project
