Kupa / Kolpa | |
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Kolpa at Prelesje (Slovenia) | |
![]() Kupa River watershed (interactive map) | |
Location | |
Countries | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Razloge, Gorski kotar, Croatia |
• coordinates | 45°29′28″N 14°41′20″E / 45.491°N 14.689°E |
• elevation | 313 metres (1,027 ft) [1] |
Mouth | |
• location | Sava, Sisak, Croatia |
• coordinates | 45°27′36″N 16°24′08″E / 45.46000°N 16.40222°E |
Length | 297.4 km (185 mi) [2][3] |
Basin size | 10,226 km2 (3,948 sq mi) [2] |
Discharge | |
• average | 283 m3/s (10,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Sava→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Kupa (Croatian pronunciation: [kûpa]) or Kolpa (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈkóːlpa] or [ˈkóːwpa]; from Latin: Colapis in Roman times; Hungarian: Kulpa) river, a right tributary of the Sava, forms a natural border between north-west Croatia and southeast Slovenia. It is 297 kilometres (185 miles) long,[2] with a length of 118 km (73 mi) serving as the border between Croatia and Slovenia[1] and the rest located in Croatia.[4]