Krivaja (Bosna)

Krivaja
Krivaja
	The Krivaja middle course at Careva Ćuprija village.
Location
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Physical characteristics
Source	Stupčanica & Bioštica confluence
• location	Olovo Zavidovići
• coordinates	44°07′33″N 18°34′36″E / 44.1259°N 18.5766°E
• elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Mouth
• location	Bosna
• coordinates	44°26′40″N 18°09′17″E / 44.4444°N 18.15476°E
Length	73.5 km (45.7 mi)
Basin size	1,494.5 km2 (577.0 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Bosna→ Sava→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Krivaja (Serbian Cyrillic: Криваја) is a river in central-northern parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a right tributary of the Bosna River. Its source is confluence of the Stupčanica and the Bioštica rivers at the western outskirts of town of Olovo. From there the Krivaja flows through the scenic gorge between mountains of Zvijezda and Konjuh (mountain), with lot of small mountain streams and small rivers inflow from both sides. Finally, the Krivaja meets the Bosna River in the vicinity of town of Zavidovići.

The river is well known for rafting, canoeing and freshwater fishing. The Krivaja basin is known for an abundant ichthyo-fauna, rich in species, some of which are critically endangered, such as hucho (also known as Danube Salmon or Danube Taimen) (Lat. Hucho hucho). All the Krivaja tributaries and especially its headwaters are important spawning grounds for both Danube Taimen and its prey, Common nase (Chondrostoma nasus) and Grayling (Thymallus thymallus).^[2] The Kaljina, its parent the Bioštica, and the Stupčanica are the main source of the Krivaja waters, and all three are unspoiled in terms of water quality, their hydromorphology, natural surrounding and river biodiversity.^[3] Rich pool of indigenous salmonids such as Danube brown trout (Salo truta fario, Danube lineage), spawning grounds for hucho and nase, can only be maintained through statutory protection, and preservation of the Krivaja basin streams and rivers uninterrupted flows from construction of dams. However, plans for hydropower development exist, and represent real risk for the unspoiled natural environment of the region.

References

^ ^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.
^ "Krivaja river, Zavidovići". Tourism association of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
^ "14 - Specifićni pejzaži" (PDF). fmoit.gov.ba (in Serbo-Croatian and English). Federalno ministarstvo okoliša i turizma. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2022.