The Krupa ( sr-cyrl, Крупа) river is a left tributary of the river
Neretva and the main water current of
Hutovo Blato
Hutovo Blato ( sr-cyrl, Хутово Блато) is a nature reserve and bird reserve located in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is primarily composed of marshlands that were created by the underground aquifer system of the Krupa River. It is fed from ...
, which leads the waters from Gornje Blato and
Svitavsko Lake
Svitavsko Lake ( sh, Svitavsko jezero) is semi-artificial lake in Bosnia and Herzegovina, between village Svitava and Neretva river. The lake is a part of Hutovo Blato complex of marshes, lakes, underground karstic wellsprings and rivers, that fo ...
into the
Neretva river near
Dračevo. The length of Krupa is 9 km with an average depth of 5 meters. The Krupa does not have an actual source, but is actually an extension of
Deransko Lake
Deransko Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the Hutovo Blato, nature reserve and bird reserve located near Čapljina
Čapljina ( sr-cyrl, Чапљина, ) is a city located in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federat ...
. 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.
See also
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Bregava
The Bregava ( sr-cyrl, Брегава) is a sinking river in Bosnia and Herzegovina that passes through the town of Stolac. It is a left tributary of the Neretva river.
The river Bregava and its buildings - bridges, mills and stamping mills over ...
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Hutovo Blato
Hutovo Blato ( sr-cyrl, Хутово Блато) is a nature reserve and bird reserve located in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is primarily composed of marshlands that were created by the underground aquifer system of the Krupa River. It is fed from ...
References
External links
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Krupa river & Hutovo Blato – NAP – Network of Adriatic ParksHutovo Blato Nature ParkCommission for Preservation of National Monuments of Bosnia and HerzegovinaNGO for Environment protection ZELENI-NERETVA KonjicWWF Panda – Living Neretva
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20090226214106/http://www.inweb.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=64&Itemid=152 INWEB Internationally Shared Surface Water Bodies in the Balkan Regionbr>NarentaWine route HerzegovinaČapljina municipalityNeretva.org Open Project
Rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Landforms of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hutovo Blato
Lower Horizons Hydroelectric Power Stations System
Trebišnjica
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