Rama ( sr-cyrl, Рама) is a river in

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, and a major tributary of the

Neretva The Neretva ( sr-cyrl, Неретва, ), also known as Narenta, is one of the largest rivers of the eastern part of the Adriatic basin. Four HE power-plants with large dams (higher than 150,5 metres) provide flood protection, power and water ...

. It joins it from the right by discharging into Neretva's artificial reservoir, Jablaničko lake, at place called

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, near village of

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, between location of

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of Rama Hydroelectric Power Station and

Jablanica Dam The Jablanica Dam is an arch-gravity dam on the Neretva River about northwest of Jablanica in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The dam was constructed between 1947 and 1955 with the primary purpose of hydroelectric power ...

, depending on water level in Jablaničko lake, some 15 kilometers upstream from Jablanica. The Rama flows through municipalities of

Prozor-Rama Prozor-Rama ( sr-cyrl, Прозор-Рама) is a municipality located in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its seat is Prozor. Also, Ramsko lake is located in the muni ...

and Jablanica,

, while its headwaters together with wellsprings in the region of Gornja Rama, in

Rama valley Rama (; ), Ram, Raman or Ramar, also known as Ramachandra (; , ), is a major deity in Hinduism. He is the seventh and one of the most popular ''avatars'' of Vishnu. In Rama-centric traditions of Hinduism, he is considered the Supreme Being ...

, are completely submerged under the

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Ramsko Lake. The Rama springs out from large karst wellsprings called Ramsko Ljetno i Zimsko Vrelo (Rama's Summer & Winter Spring - depending on the season and amount of waters from snow melting), while couple of other large karst wellsprings also contribute a majority of rivers waters. In what's now completely submerged Rama valley, in the region of Gornja Rama, the wellsprings of Ramsko Ljetno (Zimsko) (gives around 6% of waters, depending on season and its hydrological condition), Krupić (gives between 40 and 47% of waters, depending on season and its hydrological condition) and Buk (gives between 26 and 41%, depending on season and its hydrological condition) being three largest are situated between villages of Rumboci, Varvara, and Kopčići and distributed around western-southwestern edge of the valley (since 1968 submerged by Ramsko Lake). Numerous smaller ones, such as Tornjaci, Močila and Klenjak in

Kovačevo Polje Kovačevo Polje is a village in the municipality of Prozor-Rama, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a count ...

, also contribute to the river volume in its uppermost headwaters.

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Rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina {{BosniaHerzegovina-river-stub ceb:Rama (suba)

See also

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