Jezerka is an eastern tributary (class H - Hydrographic, freshwater stream) of Europe's Vrbanja River. It flows from the western slopes of the Uzlomac, beginning at 900 meters above sea level, south of the villages of Grabik and Jankovine. The river delta is several kilometers upstream from Vrbanjci, along the main motorway M-4 (Banja LukaDoboj).[1][2]

Jezerka
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Jezerka is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jezerka
Location
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Vrbanja
 • coordinates
44°34′48″N 17°26′58″E / 44.5801°N 17.4495°E / 44.5801; 17.4495
Basin features
ProgressionVrbanjaVrbasSavaDanubeBlack Sea

The largest tributaries of the Jezerka are Žilića and Dubočaj, with Pirizevac (to the east). Seven mills were built on the Jezerka in the late 1950s.[3]

On the plateau of its upper flow, crossroads lead to the village of Gornji Obodnik and to the M-4 motorway. On the northeast slopes of Uzlomac (1,002 meters), a mountain pass separates the confluences of the Vrbanja river and the Ukrina (the Božića stream and confluence of Bistrica).

During the War in Bosnia,[4] inhabitants along the mouth of the river were expelled and murdered. This was especially true for the villages of Vrbanjci, Večići, Hrvaćani, Garići, and Rujevica.[5][6][7][8][9]

Location

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The Jezerka runs through the Republika Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina in Southeastern Europe, with an average elevation of 336 meters. Its UTM position is XK93 and its Joint Operation Graphics reference is NL33-12.[10]

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References

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  1. ^ Spahić M. et al. (2000): Bosna i Hercegovina (1:250.000). Izdavačko preduzeće „Sejtarija“, Sarajevo.
  2. ^ Mučibabić B., Ed. (1998): Geografski atlas Bosne i Hercegovine. Geodetski zavod Bosne i Hercegovine, Sarajevo,ISBN 9958-766-00-0.
  3. ^ Vojnogeografski institut, Ed. (1955): Prnjavor (List karte 1:100.000, Izohipse na 20 m). Vojnogeografski institut, Beograd.
  4. ^ "Spolna i nacionalna struktura žrtava i ljudski gubitci vojnih formacija (1991–1996)". Prometej.
  5. ^ Gutman R. (1993): A witness to genocide: The 1993 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Dispatches on the "Ethnic Cleansing" of Bosnia. Macmillan Publishing Company, Inc., New York, ISBN 9780020329954.
  6. ^ Beč J. (1997): Pucanje duše. Samizdat B92, Beograd, ISBN 86-7208-010-6.
  7. ^ "030527IT". Icty.org. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
  8. ^ "Lijepa Naša Domovina Hrvatska | - Kotor Varos - bogr001". Lijepanasadomovinahrvatska.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
  9. ^ "Lijepa Naša Domovina Hrvatska | - Kotor Varoš - kv018". Lijepanasadomovinahrvatska.com. 1992-05-25. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
  10. ^ "Jezerka Map, Weather and Photos - Bosnia And Herzegovina: stream - Lat:44.58 and Long:17.4494". www.getamap.net. Retrieved 2016-02-11.