Ugar (river)

Ugar

Ugar River Canyon

Ugar river in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Srednja Bosna Travnik
Basin
Main source Prelivode, Vlašić Mt.
≈1,590 m (5,220 ft)
44°12′14″N 17°23′31″E / 44.20383°N 17.39190°E / 44.20383; 17.39190 (Primary source of Ugar)
River mouth Vrbas
268 m (879 ft)
44°27′13″N 17°14′20″E / 44.453489°N 17.238850°E / 44.453489; 17.238850 (Mouth of Ugar)Coordinates: 44°27′13″N 17°14′20″E / 44.453489°N 17.238850°E / 44.453489; 17.238850 (Mouth of Ugar)
Alt. difference ≈1,322 m (4,337 ft)
River system Black Sea
Basin size 328 km2 (127 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 44.5 km (27.7 mi)
Discharge
  • Location:
    Mouth
  • Average rate:
    698 m3/s (24,600 cu ft/s)
Features
Tributaries
  • Right:
    Ugrić, Pljačkovac, Ilomska, Kobilja, Zirin potok, Kusin potok, Ugrić
Waterfalls several

The Ugar (Brzica until 1878: [1]) is a river of Bosnia, a tributary of the Vrbas river. It appears at the slopes of Vlašić, upstream of Sažići and Melina villages (at around of 1590 meters above sea level), a watershed area of Vrbanja, Ilomska and Bila rivers.

Geography and hydrology

The Ugar's length is around 44.5 kilometres, and its catchment is around 328 km2. Its largest right tributaries are: Pljačkovac, Ilomska, Kobilja, Zirin Potok and Kusin Potok (Ziro's and Kuso's creeks); and left tributaries are the creeks: namely Lužnica Potok, Dedića Potok, Andrijevića Potok, Bunar, Oraški Potok, and Kukavički Potok.[2][3][4]

At its source Ugar and its headwaters tributaries creates series of waterfalls. After short, but deep canyon (below the Babanovac plateau) it enters into Pougarje, under the Ranča Mountain. By this, Ugar flows into a deep and long canyon under Skender Vakuf, around 20 kilometres downstream of Jajce. Notch of the Canyon is a very arduous and its maximal depth is (approximately) 500 m. The area in the valley along the Ugar, from Vitovlje to its Canyon is marked as Pougarje[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Džaja M. (1995): Pougarje i njegova okolica. Monografija.
  2. ↑ "Karta BiH - Karta Bosne i Hercegovine". kartabih.com. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  3. ↑ Spahić M. et al. (2000): Bosna i Hercegovina (1:250.000). Izdavačko preduzeće „Sejtarija“, Sarajevo.
  4. ↑ Mučibabić B., Ed. (1998): Geografski atlas Bosne i Hercegovine. Geodetski zavod BiH, Sarajevo.
  5. ↑ Vojnogeografski institut, Ed.. (1955): Travnik (List karte 1:100.000, Izohipse na 20 m). Vojnogeografski institut, Beograd.


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