Ugar (river)

The Ugar (Serbian Cyrillic: Угар, known as the Brzica until 1878) is a river of Bosnia, a tributary of the Vrbas river. It originates at the slopes of Vlašić, upstream of Sažići and Melina villages (at around of 1,590 meters above sea level), a watershed area of Vrbanja, Ilomska and Bila rivers. The valley along the Ugar is known as Pougarje.

Ugar
Brzica
Ugar river, at the bottom of its deep canyon
Ugar river in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
CantonSrednja Bosna
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationPrelivode, Vlašić Mt.
  coordinates44°20′38″N 17°39′22″E
  elevation~1,590 m (5,220 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Vrbas
  coordinates
44°27′12″N 17°14′20″E
  elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Length44.5 km (27.7 mi)
Basin size328 km2 (127 sq mi)
Discharge 
  locationMouth
  average6.98 m3/s (246 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionVrbasSavaDanubeBlack Sea
Tributaries 
  rightUgrić, Pljačkovac, Ilomska, Kobilja, Zirin potok, Kusin potok
Waterfallsseveral
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