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Vrljika
Vrljika in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location
Countries	Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Proložac
• coordinates	43°27′24″N 17°10′30″E / 43.456764°N 17.175021°E / 43.456764; 17.175021
Mouth	Nuga artificial lake/compensational basin for HPP Peć-Mlini
• location	Drinovci
• coordinates	43°21′23″N 17°18′19″E / 43.356426°N 17.305303°E / 43.356426; 17.305303
Basin features
Progression	Vrljika→ Matica→ Tihaljina→ Mlade→ Trebižat→ Neretva→ Adriatic Sea
River system	Neretva

The Vrljika is short sinking river in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, belonging to Neretva River basin. Its source is located on the outskirts of village Proložac near town of Imotski, Croatia. The Vrljika River is home of endangered endemic Softmouth trout, also known as Adriatic trout.

Rare hydrogeology

The Vrljika River is a sinking river, typical of diverse karstic hydrology of Dinaric Alps in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Rising from a strong karstic spring, it flows often short stretches before it sinks again.

Nine names of the Trebižat River

Because the Trebižat (river) disappears and reappears at resurgences various times, the people used to call it different names. Exactly nine names are known (every time it resurfaced, the river got a new name): Vrlika - Matica - Tihaljina - Mlade - Suvaja (Posušje) - Culuša - Ričina - Brina - Trebižat.

Endemic and endangered trout

Dinaric karst water systems support 25% of the total of 546 fish species in Europe, many endemic. The degree of endemism in the karst ecoregion is greater than 10%. The Neretva River basin, together with four other areas in the Mediterranean, has the largest number of threatened freshwater fish species. Among most endangered is rare and endemic species of trout, a Softmouth trout, also known as Adriatic trout (Salmo obtusirostris)

See also

• List of rivers in Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

1. Smith, Kevin G.; Darwall, William R. T. (2006). The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Fish Endemic to the Mediterranean Basin. IUCN. pp. 6–. ISBN 978-2-8317-0908-6.
2. "Salmo obtusirostris". Balkan Trout Restoration Group. Retrieved 2009-03-10.

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Countries	Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia
Places	Ulog Glavatičevo Konjic Čelebići Ostrožac Jablanica Mostar Počitelj Čapljina Gabela Metković Opuzen Ploče
Wellsprings	Izvori Neretve Vrelo Bune Bregava Bunica Komadinovo Vrelo Krupac Krupac Župski Lađanica Ljuta Konjička
Tributaries	Left Jezernica Živanjski Potok Lađanica Župski Krupac Bukovica Šištica Konjička Bijela Idbarčica Glogošnica Mostarska Bijela Buna Bregava Krupa Right Gornji Krupac Tatinac Donji Krupac Ljuta Bjelimićka Rijeka Slatinica Račica Rakitnica Ljuta Trešanica Neretvica Rama Doljanka Grabovica Drežanka Radobolja Jasenica Trebižat
Lakes	Natural lakes Uloško Boračko Blatačko Deransko Svitavsko Kuti Reservoirs (artificial) Jablaničko Ramsko Grabovičko Salakovačko Mostarsko Vrutak
Hydroelectric power plants	Jablanica Hydroelectric Power Station Grabovica Hydroelectric Power Station Salakovac Hydroelectric Power Station Rama Hydroelectric Power Station Mostar Hydroelectric Power Station Čapljina Hydroelectric Power Station
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