The Ćorkovac ( sr-cyrl, Ћорковац) is an eastern confluent of the
Vrbanja river
The Vrbanja ( sr-cyrl, Врбања) is a river in Central Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina; with Ugar, the largest right tributary of the Vrbas. Its basin covers an area of approximately 703.5 km2. It has significant hydropower potential. The ...
in
Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and He ...
. It begins on the north-eastern slopes of the
Vlašić mountain's plateau, and the mouth opens at
Šiprage
Šiprage ( sr-Cyrl, Шипраге) is a settlement municipality in the Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska entity, Kotor Varoš Municipality.
The administrative status of this populated place was changed – from the local community has gro ...
, where the town's sawmill was. The spring of Ćorkovac is 1,150 metres above sea level, and its length is around 6 kilometres. It flows between the Jasen and Stražbenica mountains to its estuary. The watermills were in operation until the 1960s.
In the relatively narrow area there is a fertile and wide riverhead between Ćorkovac,
Ilomska
Ilomska is right tributary of the Ugar river in ( Bosnia). It is about in length, and its source is Vlašić Mountain. It is an essential body of water for surrounding wildlife. Ilomska flows between the Žežnička Greda (altitude ) and Javor ...
,
Čudnić
The Čudnić ( sr-cyrl, Чуднић) is a left, western tributary of the Vrbanja in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It flows to Panići village and empties into the village of Čudić in the village of Kruševo Brdo, below Arapov Brijeg (Arab's hill). ...
,
Kovačevići's stream,
Grabovička rijeka, Kobilja, Ugrić and other confluents of Vrbanja and the
Ugar river.
The crest of the riverhead directs towards the villages of Petrovo Polje,
Imljani
Imljani ( sr-Cyrl, Имљани) is a village in Republika Srpska, which is located in the municipality of Kneževo. Since 1954, Imljani was one of local communities of Former Šiprage Municipality in Former Kotor Varoš County.
Imljani consis ...
, Vlatkovići, and the
Skender Vakuf Municipality.
Nearby, below the ridge there are springs from an unnamed eastern confluent of Ćorkovac and (on right) Zuhrići's stream (Slatki potok = Sweet stream). Across the stream there were Zuhrići and Vrbovo villages, which were destroyed during the spring of 1992. Local inhabitants were killed and displaced, as well as all
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry ...
and
Croats settlements at the mouth of Vrbanja river (
Vrbas). After the 1996, the destroyed villages in Šiprage's region are reconstructed by Battalion BELUGA (Belgium – Luxembourg – Greece – Austria), from IFOR/SFOR Mission.
References
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Rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina