Ribnik (river)

Coordinates: 44°26′04″N 16°49′33″E / 44.434454°N 16.8257868°E / 44.434454; 16.8257868
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Ribnik
Fly fishing on the Ribnik river.
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Ribnik (river) is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ribnik (river)
Location of the Ribnik's confluence with the Sana
Location
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
MunicipalityRibnik (Western Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSolići hamlet, Gornji Ribnik village
 • coordinates44°24′08″N 16°48′02″E / 44.4023133°N 16.8004856°E / 44.4023133; 16.8004856
 • elevation300 m (980 ft)
2nd source 
 • locationSolići hamlet, Gornji Ribnik village
 • coordinates44°24′13″N 16°47′52″E / 44.4037255°N 16.7977658°E / 44.4037255; 16.7977658
3rd source 
 • locationSolići hamlet, Gornji Ribnik village
 • coordinates44°24′12″N 16°47′53″E / 44.4032963°N 16.7981467°E / 44.4032963; 16.7981467
MouthSana river
 • location
Velije hamlet, Gornji Ribnik village
 • coordinates
44°26′04″N 16°49′33″E / 44.434454°N 16.8257868°E / 44.434454; 16.8257868
Length5.5 km (3.4 mi) [1]
Basin size447 km2 (173 sq mi) [1]
Width 
 • average30 m (98 ft)
Depth 
 • average0.5 m (1.6 ft)
Discharge 
 • locationat the springs
 • average15,5 m3/s
 • minimum1,25 m3/s
 • maximum≥100 m3/s
Basin features
ProgressionSana→ Una→ Sava→ Danube→ Black Sea
River systemUna

The Ribnik (

Sana, which it meat at Strane and Velije hamlets of the Gornji Ribnik village, 17 km below the Sana's own source springs, bringing in a large amounts of water to the still young Sana. It is among shortest of the Sana tributaries but at the same time among largest by the volume it discharges into the receiving Sana. The Ribnik is well known as a prime fly fishing fishery and is popular among anglers
throughout the world.

Name

The name of the river derives from the Slavic word for fish, riba, from which derives ribnjak or ribnik, a fish pond, a river, or a pool, or a body of water stocked with fish.[2][3][4]

Geography and hydrology

The Ribnik river, just like the Sana in its upper course, is classified mountain river with upland freshwater ecology, with its very clear and cold waters, classified as the Class I (or A) purity. Gushing out of the karst plateau with Ovčara as most prominent summit (1576 m), between Klekovača and Vitorog mountains. The springs of both the river Sana and the Ribnik are located in a municipality of Ribnik, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska entity (regionally it is a Western Bosnia and Herzegovina), in a wider areal of the villages of Gornji and Donji Vrbljani. The Ribnik basin comprise about 447 square kilometres[5]

The Ribnik and Sana rivers wellspring-groups complex, with the whole 5.5 km of Ribnik river course and the Sana headwaters (first 17 km).

Springs

The Ribnik emerges near the small hamlet Solići. The spring group consist of three very strong

karstic well-springs
from which river-sized flow is immediately formed. Upper group consisting of two springs set the small stream and after about a 500 meters merge with a third and strongest well-spring coming from the right, forming the Ribnik main course.

The sources of the Ribnik River are about 4 km from the village of Ribnik. The Ribnik River is approximately 8 km long and represents one of the shortest and very rich flows by water, not only in the territory of our Republika Srpska but also in Europe. Its journey ends at the village of Velije where it flows into the River Sanaa. The waters of the Ribnik River belong to the waters of class I.[6]

The Ribnik springs out below the mountain

outflow mechanism.[7]

  • The Ribnik wellspring - one of two in the upper group.
    The Ribnik wellspring - one of two in the upper group.
  • The Ribnik wellsprings - confluence of first two in the upper group.
    The Ribnik wellsprings - confluence of first two in the upper group.
  • The Ribnik wellspring - the lower, separate one.
    The Ribnik wellspring - the lower, separate one.

Course

It is a short

chalk river, with a course only 5.5 kilometres long. The Ribnik falls into a category of a streams
, with a clear and cold waters, however its course has relatively small gradient which contributes to a placid flow with mild rapids. of the Sana tributaries but at the same time among largest by water volume it discharge into Sana. It is a
Sana, which it meat at Donji Ribnik, 17 km below Sana own spring, bringing large amounts of waters to young Sana.[6]

Tourism and outdoor recreation

"No Barbs" sign on the Ribnik river.

The river Ribnik, together with the Sana, represents a very important tourist potential. Its waters are rich in salamonids fish,

karstic springs and waterfalls. The preserved natural environment, with unpolluted water and air, offering the opportunity for all kinds of outdoor recreation, walking, hiking, caving, hunting and fly fishing. Traditional culture and folk customs, with folklore events and original music, are part of the offer. This diversity of tourist resources and rich cultural heritage make area around the river popular destination.[6]

Fly fishing

Fly fisherman on the Ribnik river

The Ribnik municipality is known for hunting and fishing, and the fly fishing competitions are held on the River seasonally. The Ribnik is famous and popular throughout the world among fly fishing aficionados as Bosnia's and Europe's prime fly fishing destination, with an abundant brown trout stock, and especially for its trophy sized greyling population.[4][8][9]

Hunting

Hills and mountains in the wider area of the Ribnik are well maintained hunting grounds, with a game feeding grounds. Hunting trails with open and closed type checks, as well as hunting lodges are available. These hunting areas represent a nature reserve used for breeding of wide variety of game, such as

foxes, lynx, as well as very rare species of deer and grouse. The Ribnik hunting and game feeding and breeding grounds complex are among best in the Balkans.[6]

Hiking and caving

Šiški Kamen rock and a cave, in a pristine nature high above the Ribnik.

Šiša is one of the mountains in this region, adorned with a dense

meadows. Šiški Kamen (also known as Sokolovača) is a tall limestone cliff, located at the very top of this mountain. At the bottom of the cliff is a small cave. It is one of mountain's prime attractions.[6]

The Ledena pećina (transl. Ice Cave) is located near the village of

coniferous forests. The cave has not yet been sufficiently explored. Nevertheless, it represents an interesting speleological phenomenon, with the large amounts of precipitation in the area is being collected in the cave and during the winter months turned into huge blocks of ice due to extreme low temperatures. This phenomenon is the reason behind the cave's name. The amounts of ice and snow collected in the interior of the cave is easily maintained during the summer months by cave's low inner temperature and location high altitude.[6]

Ambiance and leisure

Ambiental value of a spring areal is important for local tourism too, and have a higher management value than

hydromorphological one (although water quality makes it potable). Nearby arranged picnic areas exist with an open access, as well as the proximity to larger settlement Gornji Ribnik, where the newly built accommodation facilities is on offer, along with other natural and cultural values.[4][10] Around the source of the Ribnik, 4.5 km of trails are arranged for walking and outdoor recreation in the length of . The attractive nature and accessible river banks abound in preserved flora and fauna.[6]
The close-by springs of the Sana river with three extremely strong individual
salmonids.[6]

See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ribnik river.

References

  1. ^ a b "Sava River Basin Analysis Report" (PDF). International Sava River Basin Commission. September 2009. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF, 9.98 MB) on 2010-07-17.
  2. ISBN 978-961-254-016-6
    . Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Fran/iskanje/ribnik". Fran (in Slovenian). Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Ribnik - mjesto meditacije, odmora i čistog užitka... (FOTO, VIDEO)". MONDO.BA (in Serbo-Croatian). 12 September 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Strategy - Pilot River Basin Plan for Sava River" (PDF). voda.ba (in Serbo-Croatian). Agencija za vodno područje rijeke Save FBiH. p. 16. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "Područije rijeke Ribnik". ribnikflyfish.com (in Serbo-Croatian). Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  7. S2CID 242346730
    . Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Sight fishing on the Ribnik". eat-sleep-fish.co.uk. Eat, Sleep, Fish. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Hidden Gem of the Balkan Region". outdooruae.com. OutdoorUAE. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  10. S2CID 242346730
    . Retrieved 2 December 2021.

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