short river croatia northeast course approximately metres feet long adriatic_sea near actually flooded river valley formed changes sea surface elevation time scale river rises spring fed stream flowing immediate elevation difference river source mouth metres feet inches average discharge river cubic metres cubic feet second drainage basin encompasses square kilometres square miles short surface course includes flow source drinking water water supply network construction hydroelectric power plant planned past decades plans construction reservoir power plant plan sparked controversy amid doubts raised respect environmental protection biodiversity management technical financial feasibility procedural problems related project particular concern expressed underground reservoir trigger earthquakes source course course located county northeast city southernmost mainland croatia area surrounding river known lit river encompasses villages near home people applied estuary enclosed steep slopes metre high hills forming kilometre mile long metre wide metre foot deep adriatic_sea rises foot metre border croatia river rises metre cave roof metre clearance surface water primary source located elevation metres feet sea level secondary sources found metres feet inches sea level spring largest spring croatia largest ones surface water cave metres feet inches flows approximately metres feet reaching adriatic_sea leading claims shortest river world drainage basin drainage basin estimated cover area square kilometres square miles square kilometres square miles adriatic_sea coast area short surface course river drainage basin includes exact boundaries drainage basin vary depending prevailing conditions determining flow area comprises settlements inhabitants area exhibits morphology bedrock largely consisting comparatively small areas sediments forms southwest boundary area basin drains rises rocks formed thick series sediments deposited late cretaceous adriatic platform metres deep early moved north north east contributing alpine basin topography developed platform exposure largely began final exposed atmospheric effects extended level metres feet present sea level exposed formations created earlier sea level drops notably crisis geological structure area indicates recent activity fault running recent strong earthquake wider region montenegro earthquake measuring scale strong historical earthquake immediate area earthquake followed regime basin determined flow losing stream disappearing underground distributed number springs northwest appearing submarine springs river flow rate measured water intake plant ranges cubic metres cubic feet second averaging cubic metres cubic feet second average dropped cubic metres cubic feet second completion river bed hand minimum discharge affected river engineering works basin area boundary climate zones mediterranean climate zone areas elevations metres feet continental climate zone parts basin average annual precipitation varies depending climate zones millimetres inches coast millimetres inches economy source drinking water city water intake plant water supply capacity litres imperial gallons gallons second water supply network contract supply cubic metres cubic feet water day owner operating river river water containing increased proportion suspended matter times year periods days increased rainfall situation proposed addressed moving intake plant higher elevation construction proposed new water intake planned constructed metres feet changes expected improve quality drinking water increase water supply capacity litres imperial gallons gallons second average volume water diverted water supply network varies considerably month peaking summer tourist seasons august daily volume water taken water supply network averaged cubic metres cubic feet annual daily volume water diverted averaged cubic metres cubic feet proposed power plant proposed built underground power plant utilizing planned underground reservoir hold water curtain concrete block extending metres feet sea level metres feet project flooding system spring level metres feet entrance metre foot long proposed power plant planned productive capacity project financed loan million approved november total project cost estimated million additional assessment biodiversity management plan required actually provides approved funds documents define activities needed development project controversial environmental protection non governmental organizations drew public attention possible threat arise seven species bats subsequently alleged project illegal environmentally unsafe financially feasible technically questionable project legality disputed based environmental impact assessment croatian legislation requires years old flooding cited environmental concern financial issues based previous cost state owned company planning development projects objection technical aspects project possibility trigger earthquakes opponents project urged prime minister croatia cancel development plant elections declared opposition project prior elections appointed minister environment nature protection ministry commissioned reviews reviews supporting conclusions original submitted government croatia day holy resigned post reportedly unrelated matter june objections raised authors reviews published names authors kept secret prime minister said wanted collect opinions foremost croatian european worldwide experts deciding matter consideration early 1990s cancelled proposed loan project pointing environmental concerns etymology classical antiquity river rising sinking present day region coast earliest known river reported likely etymology river derived named river alternatively proposed river descended slavic word meaning pit containing water possibly water 16th century river called variety similar names translate river 19th century use reported apparently based classical period word means sweet water language
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