Buna Canals
| Buna Canals | |
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 Main canal in the Neretva bed | |
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| Location | Buna |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Coordinates | 43°14′25″N 17°50′00″E / 43.240238815825364°N 17.833450037433266°E |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 0.85 km (0.53 miles) (originally 0.85 km or 0.53 mi) |
| Geography | |
| Direction | North-South |
| Beginning coordinates | 43°14′46″N 17°49′51″E / 43.246135199854365°N 17.830883606809476°E |
| Ending coordinates | 43°14′12″N 17°50′00″E / 43.23669972774669°N 17.833453162936582°E |
The Buna Canals are a geomorphological phenomenon on the Neretva River in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Geography and hydrology
[edit]The Canals are situated at the site of the confluence of its left tributary, the Buna. The location of the site is south of Mostar along the main road M-17 Mostar - Čapljina.[1]
The main canal through which the Neretva flows for about 850 meters is about 3 meters narrow and as much deep, while its left tributary, the Buna, flows into it over a travertine barrier, creating a long line of waterfalls, depending on seasonal water levels of at most 2 meters in hight.[1] Downstream of the Buna Canals, the Neretva calms down its flow, and the bed widens again. Soon, just below Čapljina, the Neretva approaches Croatian border after which it takes a form of a typically lowland river from Metković to the Adriatic Sea.[2]
Dam controversy
[edit]Recently, a construction of a series of small hydroelectrical power plants using the potential energy of the Buna Canals and its natural fall as the head to feed a generator was proposed. However, local inhabitants organized a public resistance to the project, seeking formal protection of the site.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Bunski kanali: Dragulj prirode kojeg građani i udruženja brižljivo čuvaju". www.klix.ba (in Croatian). 19 March 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ B, Ante (2014-07-01). "Neretva – boginja koja teče". Kamenjar (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-05-27.