The Ub (

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: Уб) is a river in western

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, a 57 km-long right and longest tributary to

Tamnava The Tamnava ( sr-Cyrl, Тамнава) is a river in western Serbia. It is a -long left tributary of the Kolubara River and also gives the name to the surrounding region of Tamnava. Origin The Tamnava originates from several small streams from ...

river.

Characteristics

The Ub originates from the Vlašić mountain in Podgorina region of west

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, near the village of Kasapo. From its source to the mouth, the river flows to the east, parallel to the river

, which it will eventually join. The villages located in the upper section of the river's flow are

Družetić Družetić () is a village in Serbia. It is situated on the banks of the Ub River, Ub river in the Koceljeva municipality, in the Mačva District of Central Serbia. The village had a Serb ethnic majority and a population of 501 in 2002. File:S ...

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and

Čučuge Čučuge is a village in the municipality of Ub, Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map ...

, where the Ub slightly turns to the north, passes through the villages of Tvrdojevac and Zvizdar, and the small town of Ub, named after the river. The Ub continues to the north and meets the Tamnava river near the village of Šarbane. The river drains an area of 274 km², belongs to the

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and it is not navigable.

Lake Pambukovica

In January 2021, plans for the dam and reservoir "Pambukovica" were announced. The dam will regulate high water levels during the frequent floods in the Kolubara-Tamnava basin, and will provide water for irrigation during the dry seasons. The dam will be long, high, and the crown will be wide. The lake will cover and store . Distributive irrigation network will extend to and cover . The dam will be located upstream from the town of Ub, on the territory of the villages Pambukovica, Raduša and Gola Glava. Construction was planned to start at the end of 2021, and to be finished in three years.

References

Sources

* ''Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija'', Third edition (1985); Prosveta; * Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): ''Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije'' Svjetlost-Sarajevo; {{Authority control Rivers of Serbia