The Bila river is the largest tributary of the

Lašva The Lašva ( sr-cyrl, Лашва) is a river in Central Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a left tributary of the Bosna.Vojnogeografski institut, Ed. (1955): Travnik (List karte 1:100.000, Izohipse na 20 m). Vojnogeografski institut, Beograd / ...

river. The Bila river flows past the settlements of Stara Bila and

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(), with a length of approximately 35 km. Originating from Vlašić mountain, in the area of ''Prelivode'' and ''Meupić'' mountain, it flows south to south-east toward Lašva valley where it spills into the Lašva river. The

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form which the

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of the Bila emerges is shared with the Vrbanja,

Ilomska Ilomska is right tributary of the Ugar river in (Bosnia). It is about in length, and its source is Vlašić Mountain. It is an essential body of water for surrounding wildlife. Ilomska flows between the Žežnička Greda (altitude ) and Javor ...

, and

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rivers of the Vrbas basin in the west, and the Bosna basin in the east, via rivers of the Usora and Lašva. This

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is situated in the areal of mountains ''Meupić'', ''Vučija Planina'' (), ''Usko Brdo'' (), ''Vijenac'', ''Jasen'' and ''Divić'', at approximately 1,300 to 1350 meters above sea level. On its way to the Lašva, the Bila runs through a valley between the Vlašić (1943 m) and Meokrnje (1,425 m) mountains, which is approximately 2.5 km wide near the confluence with the Lašva, passing through the villages of Bukovica and Mehurići. The river often floods the valley and has significant hydro potential. The river Bila is rich in water as it drains from numerous small

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s and

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s, such as, on the right: the ''Suhi potok'', ''Butetinac'', ''Pašinac'', ''Ribnjak'', ''Trimuža'' and Kozica, and on the left: the ''Pržni'' and ''Javorački potok'', ''Ramića Rijeka'', ''Jasenica'', and ''Rogačka Rijeka''.Spahić M. et al. (2000): Bosna i Hercegovina (1:250.000). Izdavačko preduzeće „Sejtarija“, Sarajevo.

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