Šuica (river)

The Šuica (Cyrillic: Шуица) which is known as the Šujica (Шујица), is a sinking river flowing through Duvanjsko Polje and the wider region of Tropolje in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The river also runs through its subterranean section, which begins at the point where river goes underground within the main estavelle (ponor) at Kovači.^[1] This section of the Šuica is traversable for trained speleologists with proper equipment.^[2]

Šuica Šujica
Šuica
Location
State	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Municipality	Kupres, Tomislavgrad
Region	Tropolje
Settlements	Šuica, Mokronoge, Letka, Kovači
Physical characteristics
Source	Stržanj Mali
• location	Šuica
• coordinates	43.882204°N 17.190529°E / 43.882204; 17.190529
• elevation	1060 a.s.l.
2nd source	Stržanj Veliki
• location	Šuica
• coordinates	43.880982°N 17.201129°E / 43.880982; 17.201129
• elevation	1060 a.s.l.
Mouth
• location	Buško Blato, Prisoje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• coordinates	43.676135°N 17.186949°E / 43.676135; 17.186949
• elevation	700 a.s.l.
Length	48.5 km
Basin size	730 km2
Basin features
River system	Cetina
Waterbodies	Buško Blato
Bridges	Galečka Ćuprija - stone Ottoman bridge over the Šuica

Its sources are Mali Stržanj and Veliki Stržanj, both close to village of Stržanj. It flows through and drains most of its waters from Kupreško Polje, the Šuica Valley and Duvanjsko Polje. The river disappears underground in large Kovači estavelle,^[1] eponymous of nearby village Kovači, in southwestern corner of Duvanjsko Polje. Waters of the Šuica than partially re-emerges at the source of Ričina^[3] in village Prisoje, which than empties into the reservoir of Buško Blato after a short flow of cca 0–50 meters, depending on the water levels in reservoir.^[4]

Šuica Valley map, with the river cutting right through the middle.

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  Mali Stržanj, right source of the Šuica
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  Veliki Stržanj, left source of the Šuica
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  Šuica flowing through the woods
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  Old bridge over the Šuica near Galečić village, a.k.a. Galečka Ćuprija
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  Šuica Valley
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  Šuica Canyon

References

1. "Čudo iz duvanjske doline". www.ddiskf.hr (in Croatian). DINARIDI - DRUŠTVO ZA ISTRAŽIVANJA I SNIMANJA KRŠKIH FENOMENA (DDISKF). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
2. "Čudo iz duvanjske doline - U smeću do peraja". www.ddiskf.hr (in Croatian). DINARIDI - DRUŠTVO ZA ISTRAŽIVANJA I SNIMANJA KRŠKIH FENOMENA (DDISKF). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
3. "SPOMENICI KULTURE I PRIRODE DUVANJSKOG PODRUČJA (66): Vrilo". mandino-selo.com (in Croatian). Mandino Selo. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
4. "Šujica". enciklopedija.hr. Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Retrieved 26 May 2016.