| Bistrica
Dobropoljka
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Canyon of Bistrica, just downstream of confluence with its main headwater river the Dobropoljka
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| Etymology | Bistra voda / Clear water |
| Location | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Treskavica |
| • coordinates | 43°36′13″N 18°25′02″E / 43.60352535065304°N 18.417358706912136°E / 43.60352535065304; 18.417358706912136 |
| • elevation | 1,280 m (4,200 ft) |
| Mouth | Drina |
• location | Brod na Drini |
• coordinates | 43°29′26″N 18°44′39″E / 43.49064216782259°N 18.744265996016427°E / 43.49064216782259; 18.744265996016427 |
• elevation | 394 m (1,293 ft) |
| Length | 43.3 km (26.9 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Drina → Sava → Danube → Black Sea |
| River system | Drina |
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| Tributaries | |
| • left | Draženica, Vran, Rijeka, Miljevka |
| • right | Gradovi potok, Oteša, Gvoza |
The Bistrica (Serbian Cyrillic: 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.[1]
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.[1]
