Odra (Croatia)

This article is about the river. For the villages, see Odra, Zagreb and Odra Sisačka.

Odra is a river in central Croatia. It is 83 km (52 mi) long and its basin covers an area of 604 km² (233 sq mi).^[1] Its source is in the Žumberak mountain, southwest of Zagreb. It flows eastwards, passes south of Velika Gorica, then turns south-east, more or less parallel to the river Sava. It flows into the river Kupa near Odra Sisačka, just northeast of Sisak, also just before the Kupa joins the river Sava.

The upper flow of Odra has been significantly altered by humans, by the digging of the 32 km (20 mi) long canal Sava-Odra-Sava south of Zagreb, as a measure against flooding.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Geographical and meteorological data". Statistical Yearbook. Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2009. http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv_Eng/ljetopis/2009/PDF/01-bind.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-10. 
2. ^ Stjepan Šterc. "Kanal Sava-Odra-Sava kao objekt obrane Zagreba od poplava" (in Croatian). Geografski glasnik (Zagreb: Hrvatsko geografsko društvo - Croatian Geography Society) (41-42, 1979-80). http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=58806. Retrieved 2010-10-17.  (includes English language summary)

Coordinates: 45°41′N 16°10′E / 45.683°N 16.167°E / 45.683; 16.167