Coordinates: 43.3484°N 18.

8396°E

Tara (river)
The Tara (Serbian Cyrillic: Тара) is a river in Montenegro and
Tara
Bosnia and Herzegovina. It emerges from the confluence of the
Opasnica and Veruša rivers in the Komovi Mountains, part of the
Dinaric Alps of Montenegro. The total length is 146 km, of which
141 km are in or on the border of Montenegro,;[1] it also forms the
border between the two countries in several places. The Tara flows
from south to north - north-west and converges with the Piva at the
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro border between the
villages of Šćepan Polje (Montenegro) and Hum (Bosnia and
Herzegovina) to form the Drina river (a branch of the Danube
watershed).

The Tara River cuts the Tara River Canyon, the longest canyon in
Montenegro and Europe and second longest in the world after
Grand Canyon, at 78 kilometers in length and 1,300 meters at its
deepest. The canyon is protected as a UNESCO World Heritage
Site. A part of the canyon includes the Durmitor National Park. Tara River Canyon
The river takes its name from the Illyrian Autariatae tribe,
whose
Location
territory included the river valley in classical antiquity.
Country Montenegro, Bosnia
and Herzegovina
Physical characteristics
Contents
Source Confluence of the
Ecology Opasnica and
Ichthyofauna Veruša
Tourism and recreation  • location Komovi Mountains,
Montenegro
Planned damming
Mouth  
See also
 • location Drina
References  • coordinates 43.3484°N
18.8396°E
Length 146 km (91 mi)[1]
Ecology Basin size 2,006 km2
(775 sq mi) [2]

Ichthyofauna Basin features
Progression Drina→ Sava→
The Tara river is rich in endemic salmonid fish species, huchen
Danube→ Black Sea
(Latin: Hucho hucho), otherwise globally endangered, and
together with the river Drina and most of its tributaries, such as the
Piva river before damming, the Bistrica, Ćehotina, Lim, Prača, Drinjača, Sutjeska, its still Europe's primer
habitats and spawning grounds.

Tourism and recreation

Rafting is very popular on Tara River. It is also one of the most
popular forms of recreation in Montenegro and Bosnia and
Herzegovina. The one-day rafting route, from Brstnovica to Šćepan
Polje is 18 km long and it takes 2 to 3 hours. Among the attractions
of the area is Đurđevića Tara Bridge, on the crossroads between
Mojkovac, Žabljak and Pljevlja.

Rafting starts at Splavista from where one starts the adventure

100  km long in the most beautiful and exciting part of canyon.
Đurđevića Tara Bridge on Tara River
Already at the beginning the Tara, the waterfalls of Ljutica are seen
and then, the rafter passes under the 165-metre (541  ft) high
Đurđevića Tara Bridge. The old Roman road can then be seen
as rafters pass through the Lever Tara, "Funjički bukovi", and
"Bijele ploče". "Nisovo vrelo" is the deepest part of the
canyon at 1,100 metres (3,600  ft) high. Further is the bottom
of the mountain top, "Curevac" (1650 m), that rises above
Tara as its "eternal guardian". Rafting trips meet the waterfalls
of Draga and then pass through the Radovan luka, the
"Canyon of Sušica", "Tepački bukovi", "Brstanovički bukovi"
and "Bailovica sige", ending at Sćepan Polje.

Rafting on Tara River in Montenegro

In 2005, the European Championships in Rafting were held on the

Vrbas and the Tara rivers in Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to
the International Rafting Federation, the event was hugely
successful. In May 2009 the World Rafting Championships were
held again in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Vrbas and Tara
rivers.[3]
Rafting on the Tara River

Planned damming
The governments of Montenegro and Republika Srpska entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina had plans to
flood the Tara river and considerable part of its gorge, with the construction of at least one and possibly
more hydroelectric dams on the Drina and possibly the Tara itself.
A plan to construct dams in Bosnia and
Herzegovina on the Drina river, has never been shelved completely.[4][5][6]
One at Buk Bijela village, some
15 kilometers downstream of border with Montenegro and the confluence of the Tara with the Piva river,
the Buk Bijela Hydro Power Plant, although apparently abandoned in April 2005, after several successful
protests by environmental activists in favor of preserving both the rivers and the canyon, is now being
seriously reconsidered, as recently as 2018, and concessions were given to a company "HE Buk Bijela"
created in Foča in 2018, for this purpose.[7]
Also, although much older, signed in September 2006, a
cooperation agreement between the Slovenian company Petrol and the Montenegrin company
"Montenegro-bonus"[8] to plan a construction of a 40-60 megawatts hydroelectric power plant, despite all
efforts to protect the gorge, is still a considerable environmental threat for the Drina and the Tara.

See also
Morača
Una
References
1. Statistical Yearbook of Montenegro 2017, Geography (http://monstat.org/userfiles/file/publika
cije/godisnjak%202017/1.pdf), Statistical Office of Montenegro
2. "Sava River Basin Analysis Report" (http://www.savacommission.org/dms/docs/dokumenti/d
ocuments_publications/publications/other_publications/sava_river_basin_analysis_report_h
igh_res.pdf) (PDF, 9.98 MB). International Sava River Basin Commission. September 2009.
p. 14.
3. WRC2009 in Bosnia and Herzegovina (http://www.intraftfed.com/competition/WRC2009.htm
l) Archived (http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091006224103/http%3A//www.intraftfed.com/compe
tition/WRC2009.html) 2009-10-06 at the Portuguese Web Archive
4. Hydroelectric Power Plant BUK BIJELA (http://www.hesvrbas.com/eng/?p=buk)
5. Hydroelectric Power Plant FOČA (http://www.hesvrbas.com/eng/?p=srbinje)
6. Hydroelectric plants on Drina river (http://www.hydroworld.com/index/display/article-display/
99999/articles/hrhrw/News/Bosnian_Serbs_Serbia_advance_Drina_River_hydro.html)
7. "S zakašnjenjem od godinu dana osniva se "HE Buk Bijela" " (http://www.capital.ba/s-zakas
njenjem-od-godinu-dana-osniva-se-he-buk-bijela/). capital.ba (in Serbian). 18 July 2018.
Retrieved 8 September 2018.
8. Power plant on the Tara (http://www.balkanium.com/forum/showthread.php?p=27989)

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