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In 2009, governments of Serbia and Italy signed an agreement which included construction of the "Ibar hydropower plants" complex, with ten hydroelectric power plants on Ibar. A detailed project was drafted, all studies were conducted, a joint
Serbian-Italian company for construction of the facilities
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The Ibar has previously gained notoriety as being the most polluted river in Serbia (together with its major tributary, the
Sitnica), especially from frequent spills of extremely poisonous phenol, which causes constant problems for the population of Kraljevo, since the city uses the river's water for
426:, it flows along several small villages. In this whole area, the river has no major tributaries, but many short streams which flow into it from surrounding mountains. This part also represents the route of one of two main roads connecting Serbia and Montenegro (
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and kayaking paths. Studies envisioned tourism development with ten small, cascade reservoirs, but also concluded that the stable water levels woul prevent floods and benefit the fish spawning, including species presently not inhabiting Ibar, like
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was formed, and the parliament ratified the agreement. After the 2011 Italian government change, Italy also changed its abroad investment policies and effectively quit the agreement. Power plants were to be built between the village of
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In this section, the river has carved the 40 km (25 mi) long and 550 m (1,804 ft) deep Ibar gorge, which is the natural route for the major road in this part of Serbia, the
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area. Below
Gazivoda, another reservoir is created, the Pridvorica Lake. These lakes allow irrigation of an area of 300 km, representing part of a plan, never completed, of a huge Ibar-
482:(area 11.9 km or 4.6 sq mi, altitude 693 m or 2,274 ft, depth 105 m or 344 ft). Water from the lake is used for industrial and mining facilities in the
686:. Ratification of the agreement expired in 2021, but some experts publicly revived the idea in January 2023, as the project is generally not considered complicated and expensive.
658:. The entire section is administratively part of the City of Kraljevo. The project included 10 cascade dams, 12 to 15 m (39 to 49 ft) high, with all plants being
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drainage basin. Its own drainage area is 7,925 km (3,060 sq mi), with an average discharge of 60 m/s at the mouth. It is not navigable.
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The planned dams were Bojanići, Gokčanica, Ušće, Glavica, Cerje, Gradina, Bela Glava, Dobre Strane, Maglič, and Lakat, with the total capacity of 450
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Hydrosystem, which was supposed to regulate the Ibar-Sitnica-Lepenac watercourse (including ecological protection, irrigation and power production).
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792:"Značenje nekih starih geografskih i etničkih imena na balkanskom poluostrvu"
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origin seems likely, since other rivers also bear the name
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At Kosovo, the river is dammed, creating the artificial
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919:Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije
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590:The gorge is carved between the mountains of
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743:Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia
414:The Ibar originates from six springs on the
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513:(Stari Trg, Trepča and Leposavić mines).
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880:Višnja Aranđelović (30 January 2023).
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27:River in Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia
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204:7,925 km (3,060 sq mi)
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741:(in Serbian and English). Belgrade:
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1127:International rivers of Europe
1102:Tributaries of the West Morava
848:. Neuried: Hieronymus Verlag.
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155: • coordinates
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905:Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija
602:from the east, and Kopaonik,
86:Physical characteristics
745:. October 2017. p. 16.
701:List of rivers of Montenegro
654:and locality of Lakat, near
319:that flows through eastern
138: • location
104: • location
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917:Jovan Đ. Marković (1990):
406:ebros meaning 'splasher'.
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890:(in Serbian). p. 08.
774:Velika Morava River Basin
374:), which is also how the
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842:Duridanov, Ivan (1985).
711:List of rivers of Europe
706:List of rivers of Serbia
696:List of rivers of Kosovo
354:The Ibar belongs to the
845:Die Sprache der Thraker
450:, reaching the city of
790:Županić, Niko (1933).
669:. All dams would have
586:and Bogutovačka Banja.
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802:(in Serbo-Croatian).
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660:run-of-the-river type
458:, Slatina, Sočanica,
177:43.72750°N 20.74944°E
1117:Rivers of Montenegro
921:Svjetlost-Sarajevo;
1038:Lumbardhi i Deçanit
641:public waterworks.
562:, the monastery of
558:, the monastery of
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209:Basin features
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222:Great Morava
645:Electricity
462:, Dren and
442:, Ugljare,
440:Zubin Potok
343:river near
341:West Morava
323:, northern
248:Zubin Potok
218:West Morava
214:Progression
180: /
144:West Morava
1107:Ibar basin
1096:Categories
977:(111.5 km)
974:White Drin
828:2022-03-22
717:References
627:Bela Stena
321:Montenegro
313:Ibër, Ibri
292:pronounced
201:Basin size
168:20°44′58″E
165:43°43′39″N
117:Montenegro
115:, eastern
111:mountain,
72:Montenegro
18:Ibar River
1009:(76.8 km)
751:0354-4206
556:Studenica
534:Studenica
524:In Serbia
495:Mitrovica
474:In Kosovo
460:Leposavić
452:Mitrovica
378:river in
362:Etymology
356:Black Sea
268:Leposavić
253:Mitrovica
230:Black Sea
60:Countries
1046:Nerodime
993:(109 km)
985:(110 km)
887:Politika
864:18925921
690:See also
652:Bojanići
631:Baljevac
615:Kopaonik
499:Kopaonik
404:Thracian
372:i-ba/r/i
345:Kraljevo
315:), is a
309:Albanian
148:Kraljevo
55:Location
1081:(18 km)
1073:(23 km)
1065:(37 km)
1062:Mirusha
1057:(38 km)
1049:(41 km)
1041:(53 km)
1033:(56 km)
1025:(60 km)
1017:(67 km)
1001:(85 km)
990:Lepenac
982:Sitnica
899:Sources
800:Etnolog
623:Brvenik
608:Stolovi
600:Troglav
596:Čemerno
566:, etc.;
518:Sitnica
488:Lepenac
468:Jarinje
388:Hiberus
1054:Erenik
925:
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756:30 May
749:
680:zander
604:Željin
592:Golija
564:Gradac
552:Maglič
511:silver
484:Trepča
456:Zvečan
448:Shipol
420:Rožaje
368:Basque
337:Rožaje
329:Serbia
325:Kosovo
263:Zvečan
243:Rožaje
236:Cities
226:Danube
193:Length
132:
113:Rožaje
98:
95:Source
77:Serbia
67:Kosovo
1070:Krena
1022:Klina
1006:Llapi
796:(PDF)
778:ICPDR
739:(PDF)
619:Raška
530:Raška
464:Lešak
444:Zupče
416:Hajla
392:Greek
384:Greek
380:Spain
333:Hajla
317:river
142:into
128:Mouth
109:Hajla
48:Raška
33:Ibar
998:Ibar
923:ISBN
909:ISBN
860:OCLC
850:ISBN
758:2018
747:ISSN
676:carp
667:GW-h
635:Ušće
606:and
598:and
560:Žiča
509:and
507:zinc
503:lead
446:and
390:. A
376:Ebro
305:Ibri
303:and
301:Ibër
288:Ибар
280:Ibar
278:The
35:Ibër
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678:or
493:At
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