- Kupa River
Infobox River | river_name = Kupa / Kolpa
caption = Kolpa at Prelesje (Slovenia)
origin = Razloge,Gorski kotar ,Croatia
mouth =Sava ,Sisak ,Croatia
basin_countries =Croatia ,Slovenia
length = 296 km
elevation = 313 m
discharge = 283 m³/s
watershed = 10,032 km²The Kupa (Croatian) or Kolpa (Slovene) river forms a natural border between north-west
Croatia and southeastSlovenia .The Kupa originates in Croatia in the mountainous region of
Gorski kotar , northeast ofRijeka , in the area ofRisnjak National Park . It flows a few kilometers eastwards, receives the small river Čabranka from the left, before reaching the Slovenian border.It then continues eastwards, receives influx from the river
Lahinja from the left in Primostek, passesVrbovsko , and eventually detaches from the Slovenian border inMetlika . It then reaches the city ofKarlovac , where it receives influx from two other rivers from the right,Dobra andKorana (which in turn is joined byMrežnica ).It continues flowing to the east, where it merges with
Glina from the right as well as Odra from the left, and proceeds to the city ofSisak where it flows into the Sava.External links
* [http://www.seoski-turizam.net/public_html/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=275&Itemid=153&lang=HR source of Kupa pictures]
* [http://www.panoye.com/panorama.977-kupa-source.html Panoramic of the source]
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