Ombla

The Ombla is a short river in Croatia, northeast of Dubrovnik. Its course is approximately long, and it empties into the Rijeka Dubrovačka, a ria of the Adriatic Sea near Komolac in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. Rijeka Dubrovačka is actually a ria, a flooded river valley formed through changes in sea surface elevation on a geologic time scale. The river rises as a karst spring fed by groundwater replenished by Trebišnjica, which is an influent stream flowing in Popovo Polje, in the immediate hinterland of the Ombla. The elevation difference between the river's source and its mouth is just over . T

Key facts

River.name: Ombla
River.image: Izvor Omble.JPG
River.image_caption: The Ombla at Komolac, Croatia
River.map: Ombla catchment.svg
River.map_caption: Ombla catchment area: ; Inset map: location of the area within Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina
River.subdivision_type1: Country
River.subdivision_name1: Croatia
River.subdivision_type3: Region
River.subdivision_name3: Dalmatia
River.subdivision_type4: District
River.subdivision_name4: Dubrovnik-Neretva County
River.length_km: 0.03
River.discharge1_location: source
River.source1: Golubov Kamen
River.source1_location: Komolac, Croatia
River.mouth: Adriatic Sea
River.mouth_location: Komolac, Croatia
River.basin_size_km2: 600

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Image: Dubrovnik-bridge.jpg
Length: 3

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watershed area: 600
Commons category: Ombla
discharge: 239
name: Ombla

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Source and course
Drainage basin
Economy
Proposed power plant
Etymology
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The Ombla is used as a source of drinking water for Dubrovnik's water supply network, and construction of a hydroelectric power plant has been planned for the past two decades. , the plans entail construction of a subsurface reservoir and a 68 megawatt power plant. The plan sparked controversy amid doubts raised with respect to environmental protection and biodiversity management, technical and financial feasibility, and procedural problems related to the project. A particular concern expressed was that the underground reservoir might trigger earthquakes.