Doljanka

River in Bosnia and Herzegovina

43°39′58″N 17°45′30″E / 43.6661°N 17.7582°E / 43.6661; 17.7582Basin featuresProgressionNeretva→ Adriatic Sea

The Doljanka River is a right tributary of the Neretva river in North Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1]^[2]

The length of Doljanka is around 18 km, and it descends about 400 meters in elevation. It rises from sources scattered under the far northeast slopes of Vran mountain at 1324 meters elevation. It runs through limestone canyon, which is up to 1,200 meters deep, and flows through the village of Doljani.

The Doljanka flows into the Neretva River between Jablanica and Mostar, at an elevation of 300 m. It is also the connection over which trout from the Neretva crossing in Doljanka during spawning. The watershed of the Doljanka encompasses the area between the mountains Baćine in the north and Čvrsnica in the south: it is 69 km² in area. It receives a small number of tributaries (Bijeli potok, Trn, Loznik, and Cvitan), so that water mainly comes from underground karst water.

The water level of the river is slightly lower compared to other Neretva tributaries, because its riverbed is rocky and sandy, which allows brown trout and its natural food. The difference in water level in summer compared to winter is quite large.

References

^ Spahić M. et al. (2000): Bosna i Hercegovina (1:250.000). Izdavačko preduzeće „Sejtarija“, Sarajevo.
^ Mučibabić B., ed. (1998). Geografski atlas Bosne i Hercegovine. Geodetski zavod BiH. Sarajevo. ISBN 9958-766-00-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links

Udruženje „Za Doljanku“

Neretva river basin

Countries

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia

Places

Wellsprings

Izvori Neretve
Vrelo Bune
Bregava
Bunica
Komadinovo Vrelo
Krupac
Krupac Župski
Lađanica
Ljuta Konjička

Tributaries

Left	Jezernica Živanjski Potok Lađanica Župski Krupac Bukovica Šištica Konjička Bijela Idbarčica Glogošnica Mostarska Bijela Buna Bregava Krupa
Right	Gornji Krupac Tatinac Donji Krupac Ljuta Bjelimićka Rijeka Slatinica Račica Rakitnica Ljuta Trešanica Neretvica Rama Doljanka Grabovica Drežanka Radobolja Jasenica Trebižat

Lakes

Natural lakes	Uloško Boračko Blatačko Deransko Svitavsko Kuti
Reservoirs (artificial)	Jablaničko Ramsko Grabovičko Salakovačko Mostarsko Vrutak