List of rivers in Croatia
This article gives an overview of the rivers in Croatia .
Hydrologically , almost two thirds of Croatia belong to the catchment area of the Danube , which drains into the Black Sea . Only Dalmatia , Istria and a narrow coastal strip along the northern coastal land belong to the catchment area of the Adriatic Sea . The Danube-Adria watershed separates the dry karst areas of the Adriatic coast from the more fertile interior.
Rivers by name (alphabetical)
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Rivers by catchment area
Drainage into the Black Sea
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Around 62 percent of the national territory is covered by a ramified river system , which is occupied in the north and west by the Croatian mountains and some foothills of the Dinaric Mountains and in the east belongs to the Pannonian Plain . Hydrologically, these areas belong to the Black Sea catchment area . Save (562 km) and Drava (505 km), the two longest rivers in Croatia, belong to this catchment area, as does the Danube , into which these two rivers flow. These three rivers form the state borders of eastern Croatia for long stretches .
The largest tributaries of the Sava are the Sutla , Krapina , Kupa (the longest river, the course of which lies entirely within Croatia), Lonja and Una . The main tributaries of the Drava are the Mur , Bednja and Karašica ; the river Vuka flows directly into the Danube. With the exception of the Drava and Mur, most of the rivers have high water levels in the winter months and low water levels in the summer months .
| flow | Length within Croatia |
overall length | Flows into |
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| Save | 562 km | 945 km | Danube |
| Outside | 505 km | 749 km | Danube |
| Kupa | 296 km | 296 km | Save |
| Danube | 188 km | 2,860 km | Black Sea |
| Bosut | 151 km | 186 km | Save |
| Korana | 134 km | 134 km | Kupa |
| Bednja | 133 km | 133 km | Outside |
| Lonja-Trebež | 133 km | 133 km | Save |
| Česma | 124 km | 124 km | Lonja-Trebež |
| Una | 120 km | 212 km | Save |
| Vuka | 112 km | 112 km | Danube |
| Dobra | 104 km | 104 km | Kupa |
| Glina | 100 km | 100 km | Kupa |
| Karašica | 91 km | 91 km | Outside |
| Sutla | 89 km | 92 km | Save |
| Orljava | 89 km | 89 km | Save |
| Ilova | 85 km | 85 km | Lonja-Trebež |
| Odra | 83 km | 83 km | Kupa |
| Krapina | 75 km | 75 km | Save |
| Pakra | 72 km | 72 km | Lonja-Trebež |
| Sunja | 69 km | 69 km | Save |
| Mur | 67 km | 483 km | Outside |
| Plitvica | 65 km | 65 km | Outside |
| Mrežnica | 63 km | 63 km | Korana |
| Glogovnica | 61 km | 61 km | Česma |
| Kupčina | 56 km | 56 km | Kupa |
Only rivers with a length of at least 50 km
Drainage into the Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic catchment area covers around 38 percent of the national territory ; Due to the predominant sandstone formations, the hydrological network is less pronounced and the rivers arise from extensive sources , run steeper downhill and have shorter rivers. The bigger ones are Mirna , Zrmanja , Krka and Cetina ; the largest of them is the Neretva , although it only flows 20 km through Croatia in the area of its estuary and is also navigable here. The subterranean karst flows of the Lika and Gacka also belong to the Adriatic catchment area .
| flow | Length within Croatia |
overall length | Flows into |
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| Cetina | 101 km | 101 km | the Adrian Sea |
| Lika | 78 km | 78 km | - ( ponor ) |
| Krka | 73 km | 73 km | the Adrian Sea |
| Zrmanja | 69 km | 69 km | the Adrian Sea |
| Mirna | 53 km | 53 km | the Adrian Sea |
Only rivers with a length of at least 50 km
economy
Agriculture
Viticulture
shipping
River navigation has no special status in Croatia. Only the Danube shipping to Hungary and Romania has a certain importance for the ports in Vukovar and Osijek . The Drava is navigable as far as Osijek; the Save to Sisak . Croatia is a member of the Danube Commission .
tourism
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Many of the rivers in Croatia are very popular with white water sports enthusiasts for kayaking , canoeing and rafting tours . The following table gives an overview of the rivers according to whitewater difficulty.
| flow | Category according to whitewater difficulty scale
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| Korana | II | III | |||
| Kupa | II | III | |||
| Slunjčica | II | III | |||
| Rječina | II | III | IV | ||
| Una | II | III | IV | ||
| Zrmanja | II | III | IV | ||
| Cetina | II | III | IV | V | |
Only rivers with sections from level III
Sports boat tourism is widespread along the Danube, Drava and Sava rivers. International passenger shipping on the Danube and its tributaries is of lesser importance for Croatia . The Drava and Danube cycle paths offer hikers and cyclists the opportunity to develop rivers into neighboring countries (Slovenia, Austria, Hungary).
environmental Protection
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Some of the rivers in Croatia are under conservation . With its waterfalls are the national parks Krka and Plitvice Lakes to the most famous, as well as the to the Ramsar sites in Croatia is part of Kopački rit .
The European nature conservation initiative “ Blue Heart of Europe ” endeavors to preserve biodiversity in some of the river landscapes endangered by the construction of hydropower plants .
See also
literature
- Ivan Bertić: Zemljopisni atlas Republike Hrvatske . Ed .: Lexicographical Institute Miroslav Krleža . Školska Knjiga, Zagreb 1993, ISBN 86-03-00776-4 (Croatian).
- River guide:
- DKV Foreign Guide Volume 5: Southeast Europe. 4th edition. DKV-Wirtschafts- und Verlags-GmbH, Duisburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-924580-54-4
Web links
- Active tourism , Croatian National Tourist Board, 2014