Karašica (Drava)

Karašica is a river in eastern Croatia whose length, combined with its tributary Vučica is 150 kilometres (93 mi), and whose basin covers 2,347 square kilometres (906 sq mi). Karašica and Vučica rise in the mountain of Papuk and flow towards the northeast into a plain, where they meander in an eastward direction. Vučica discharges into Karašica between Valpovo and Ladimirevci and the river flows into the Drava north of Josipovac. The length of the Karašica is a matter analyzed by geographers because of its ambiguity. The toponym Karašica is used for the river flow after the confluence of lower Voćinska rijeka and lower Branjinska rijeka, near Crnac, which is also modified with the nearby Voćin-Drava canal. However, using the natural river flow, the whole of Voćinska rijeka and its headwater Jovanovica is part of Karašica, which adds another 54.4 km (33.8 mi) to the length, for a total of 148.2 km (92.1 mi). This would earn this river the distinction of being the single longest river that is exclusively in Croatia.

Flows through: Croatia.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.