Vrbas

river, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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The Vrbas is a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It flows north and empties into the Sava River, which forms part of the northern boundary of Bosnia and Herzegovina with Croatia. The Vrbas is one of several rivers in the country that drain into the Sava, alongside the Bosna, Una, and Drina rivers. The Sava River itself is a tributary of the Danube River.12

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Drainage
boundary with Croatia; the Bosna, Vrbas, and Una, which flow north and empty into the Sava; the Drina, which flows north, forms part of the eastern boundary with Serbia, and is also a tributary of the Sava; and the Neretva, which flows from the southeast but assumes a sharp southwestern…
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boundary with Croatia; the Bosna, Vrbas, and Una, which flow north and empty into the Sava; the Drina, which flows north, forms part of the eastern boundary with Serbia, and is also a tributary of the Sava; and the Neretva, which flows from the southeast but assumes a sharp southwestern…
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