Tara (Drina)
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Tara Тара |
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| location | Montenegro | |
| River system | Drina | |
| Drain over | Drina → Save → Danube → Black Sea | |
| source | in the Žijevo Mountains , on the Albanian border, approx. 30 km south of Kolašin 42 ° 35 ′ 40 ″ N , 19 ° 34 ′ 30 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 2000 m | |
| Union | near Hum (Foča) with the Piva to the Drina Coordinates: 43 ° 20 ′ 54 ″ N , 18 ° 50 ′ 22 ″ E 43 ° 20 ′ 54 ″ N , 18 ° 50 ′ 22 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 460 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1540 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 11 ‰ | |
| length | 140 km | |
| Small towns | Mojkovac | |
 Hydrographic map of the southeastern Dinarides |
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The Tara ( Serbian - Cyrillic Тара ) is the main source river of the Drina and exceeds the other source river, the Piva (about 120 km) , both in terms of water flow and 140 km in length . Thus the Tara is the longest river in Montenegro . In its lower reaches it has created a spectacular gorge, which is one of the longest and deepest in Europe.
course
The river arises at an altitude of about 2000 meters in the Žijevo Mountains , on the Montenegrin- Albanian border, about 30 km south of Kolašin from the confluence of the Opasanica and the somewhat larger and longer Veruša . From Prošćenje to the confluence with the Piva near Hum on the Montenegrin- Bosnian border, the Tara has cut more than 1,300 m deep into the surrounding mountains over the course of thousands of years, forming the Tara Gorge. The river has an average gradient of 3.6 m / km in this area.
Tara Canyon
The Tara Gorge is 78 kilometers long and in places over 1300 meters deep. It is one of the longest and deepest canyons in Europe and, along with the Colorado Gorge in the USA , the Colca Valley in Peru and some Asian gorges, is one of the largest in the world.
In 1980, the lower educated than Gorge area of the river was as part of the National Park Durmitor by the UNESCO in the World Heritage List was added.
water sports
Because of the many up to 60 m high waterfalls and cascades, the Tara is a paradise for rafting enthusiasts.
bridges
While there are several bridges in the upper reaches of the Tara, such as the European route 65 near Mojkovac and two bridges on the Belgrade – Bar railway between Mojkovac and Kolašin , in the middle and lower reaches of the river, due to the topography and the sparse settlement with the Đurđevića Tara Bridge just an important bridge. This is 350 meters long and up to 150 meters high.
