Zalomka
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The Zalomka () is a karstic river in the southern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and as part of the Neretva river system it is one of the largest sinking rivers in the country and Dinarides. It rises under the Morine plateau, near Brajićevići village in Gacko municipality, but also collects its upper course waters from Gatačko Polje.
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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 4 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Energy infrastructure in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hydroelectric power stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Image
- Zalomka.jpg
- Length
- 61
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- Geography
- Hydrology
- Upper Horizons Hydroelectric Power Stations System
- Hydropower projects and threats of karst-environmental degradation
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The Zalomka () is a karstic river in the southern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and as part of the Neretva river system it is one of the largest sinking rivers in the country and Dinarides. It rises under the Morine plateau, near Brajićevići village in Gacko municipality, but also collects its upper course waters from Gatačko Polje.
==Geography== The Zalomka is a karstic sinking river and part of the Neretva river system that collect its waters in the southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its main feature is intermittent nature of its flow, which depends on seasons and precipitations. It is one of the largest sinking rivers in the country and Dinaric Alps. The Zalomka River in its upper course runs through western fringes of Gatačko Polje, and in a section from Rašćelice to Fojnica is called Đerope. After passing through shallow gorge the river enters another large karst field or polje, namely Nevesinjsko Polje, where it is also called the Kolješka River.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zalomka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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4 mapped locations