Trebišnjica
| Trebišnjica Требишњица | |
|---|---|
Trebišnjica River | |
| Location | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Trebišnjica wellsprings group is a system consisting of 3 large karst spring zones, with Dejanova Pećina as primer wellspring |
| • location | Bileća |
| • coordinates | 42°51′52″N 18°25′17″E / 42.8644525°N 18.4212613°E |
| 2nd source | wellspring Oko |
| • location | Bileća |
| • coordinates | 42°51′46″N 18°25′22″E / 42.862864°N 18.4227204°E |
| 3rd source | wellspring Nikšičko Vrelo |
| • location | Bileća |
| • coordinates | 42°51′31″N 18°25′29″E / 42.8586959°N 18.4248447°E |
| 4th source | wellspring Čepo, main in Čeplica springs group |
| • location | Čeplica |
| • coordinates | 42°50′41″N 18°23′46″E / 42.8448369°N 18.3962417°E |
| Mouth | 1) in Bosnia and Herzegovina: to Neretva River via Lake Vrutak→Krupa→Neretva River; 2) in Croatia via Cavtat HPP; and directly into Adriatic Sea: a) via Ombla near Dubrovačka Rijeka, b) via group of strong undersea springs (Serbo-Croatian: vrulja) near Cavtat. |
• location | Ravno |
• coordinates | 42°55′51″N 17°49′56″E / 42.930725°N 17.8321838°E |
| Length | 96.5 km (60.0 mi) |
| Basin size | The Neretva with Trebišnjica |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Neretva→ Adriatic Sea |
The Trebišnjica (Serbian Cyrillic: Требишњица) is a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the right tributary of the Neretva. Before it was utilized for hydro exploitation via various hydrotechnical interventions and systems with different purposes, Trebišnjica used to be a sinking river, rising and sinking through its course before resurfacing at various places from the Neretva river below the Čapljina to the Adriatic coast, and along the coast from the Neretva Delta to Sutorina.
With a total length of 96.5 km (60.0 mi) above the ground, and roughly another 90 km (56 mi) below the surface, the Trebšnjica river is one of the longest sinking rivers in the world with the total of 187 km (116 mi) above and under the ground. In hydrological terms, it represents a sub-basin within the Neretva river basin.
In classical antiquity, the river was known as the Arion,