Krupa (river)
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| Krupa (Krupa) | |
| Protected Area | |
| Official name: Krupa | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|
| State | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Region | Herzegovina |
| District | Neretva-Herzegovina Canton |
| Municipality | Čapljina |
| City | Čapljina |
| Source | Deransko lake |
| - location | Hutovo Blato, Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Mouth | Neretva |
| - location | Doljani, Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Length | 9 km (6 mi), NE-SW |
| Depth | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Area | 74.11 km2 (29 sq mi) |
| Biome | Marshland |
| Geology | Limestone |
| Plants | Nenuphar, Sedge, Water-lily |
| Animals | Birds, Fishes |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Date | 1995 |
| Management | Hutovo Blato Public Enterprise |
| - location | Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Government | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Owner | State of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| For public | Free and with guide |
| Visitation | Open all year (Open all year) |
| Easiest access | State Road |
| Free | Network of Adriatic Parks and Wetland of international importance, under the International Ramsar Convention |
| Website: Hutovo Blato Nature Park | |
The Krupa river is the Neretva left tributary and the main water current of Hutovo Blato, which leads the waters from Gornje Blato and Svitavsko lake into the Neretva river. The length of Krupa is 9 km with an average depth of 5 meters. Krupa does not have an actual source, but is actually an arm 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 level and large quantity of water, river Neretva pushes the Krupa river in opposite direction [1].
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Krupa river & Hutovo Blato - NAP - Network of Adriatic Parks
- 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
Coordinates: 43°2′39.52″N 17°44′37.95″E / 43.0443111°N 17.743875°E
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