Bistrica (Drina) Explained

Bistrica
Name Other:Dobropoljka
Name Etymology:Bistra voda / Clear water
Country:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Source1 Location:Treskavica
Source1 Coordinates:43.9104813291016 0
Mouth:Drina
Mouth Location:Brod na Drini
Tributaries Left:Draženica, Vran, Rijeka, Miljevka
Tributaries Right:Gradovi potok, Oteša, Gvoza
Progression:Drina → Sava → Danube → Black Sea
River System:Drina
Mouth Coordinates:43.8030466010895 0
Map:
Zoom:10
Stroke-Color:
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Stroke-Width:3
Marker:water
Pushpin Map:Bosnia
Pushpin Map Relief:yes

The Bistrica (Serbian: Бистрица) is a left tributary of the Drina. It springs out of the massif of Treskavica mountain. The source-group is made up of a dozen smaller springs and streams, while the Bistrica spring itself is located in a cave at 1280 m above sea level at the site of Siljevice.

The length of the river is 43.3 km, its catchment area is 425.0 km², and its mouth is located at Vučijak locality in Brod na Drini, near Foča, at 394 m above sea level. The most significant left tributaries are the Drazenica river at 10.8 km long, and the Miljevka river at 13.2 km long, while the right tributaries are the Oteša river at 15.2 km long, and the Govza river at 21.9 km long.

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