Ilomska Waterfalls are a set of waterfalls on the
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 ...
river, right confluent of
Ugar river in
Central Bosnia
Central Bosnia (, ) is a central subregion of Bosnia, which consists of a core mountainous area with several basins, valleys and mountains. It is bordered by Bosnian Krajina to the northwest, Tropolje ( Livno area) to the west, Herzegovina to t ...
. Both of these rivers rise from
Vlašić Mountain massif (Prelivode area).
Overview
Ilomska waterfalls include Veliki vodopad and Mali vodopad (Great, and Lesser Waterfall). To those, several other waterfalls could be joined in the upper and middle course. Great and Lesser waterfalls are located about 2 km from the mouth of the Ilomska river into the
Ugar Ugar may refer to:
* Ugar Khurd, town in the state of Karnataka, India
* Ugar Budruk, village in the state of Karnataka, India
* Ugar (river), Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Ugar Island, census locality in the Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia
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, in a narrow canyon at the Under-Vlašić-mountain plateau between almost vertical Korićan cliffs
Korićanske stijene Korićanske stijene ( Korićani's Rocks) are nearly vertical cliffs above Ilomska Canyon (on Vlašić Mountain). It is located about half a kilometer from the village Korićani, at an altitude between of about 750 and 1,100 meters. On the right ...
, and Marići and Đenići villages. Both waterfalls are at the altitude of 750 –780 m above sea level, that is about 350 meters lower than the surrounding
imljani –
Korićani plateau.
A large waterfall is high even around 40 m but it is still unobtrusive from the surrounding (
Korićanske –
imljanskog) plateau. In this wild nature, waterfalls more and more attract the attention of hikers, tourists and fishermen. A vertical cliff, over which the river falls, is also suitable for alpine endeavors.
[Jan Reisen (2014): Rijeka Ilomska i njeni vodopadi. Go Bosnia, WWW.GO2BOSNIA.COM May 17.http://go2bosnia.com/discover-bosnia/item/189-amazing-waterfalls-of-ilomska-river.html.]
Besides these, at the upper and middle Ilomska river there are two other waterfalls, one under Manatovac tributary, routed to water supply
Skender Vakuf
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, and Sinjac, below Nikodinović hamlet,
Petrovo polje (Peter's Field) village, favorite bathing area of the local youth during the summer.
An attractive estuary Ilomska river has been devastated by the building of “small” hydroelectric station despite the proclamation of the Ilomska canyon as protected a natural area, with registration data:
*ID = PZPP005 Zaštićeni prirodni predio
Vlašić 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 ...
– Modro polje
IUCN V
Municipality:
Kneževo/(
Skender Vakuf
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)
*Note: Only
waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in severa ...
s and naked cliffs are under protection but not the rest of the Ilomska area, extremely rich in natural beauties and
coniferous
forest
A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...
s.
Gallery
See also
*
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 ...
*
Ugar Ugar may refer to:
* Ugar Khurd, town in the state of Karnataka, India
* Ugar Budruk, village in the state of Karnataka, India
* Ugar (river), Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Ugar Island, census locality in the Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia
**Step ...
References
External links
*https://archive.today/20140517202155/http://www.go2bosnia.com/upoznaj-bih/75-rijeka-ilomska-i-njeni-vodopadi
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Waterfalls of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tributaries of the Ugar
Ugar