The Bistrica (Serbian Cyrillic: Бистрица) is a left tributary of the Drina. It springs out of the massif of Treskavica mountain. The source-group is made up of a dozen smaller springs and streams, while the Bistrica spring itself is located in a cave at 1280 m above sea level at the site of Siljevice.[1]

Bistrica
Dobropoljka
Canyon of Bistrica, just downstream of confluence with its main headwater river the Dobropoljka
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Bistrica (Drina) is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bistrica (Drina)
EtymologyBistra voda / Clear water
Location
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationTreskavica
 • coordinates43°36′13″N 18°25′02″E / 43.60352535065304°N 18.417358706912136°E / 43.60352535065304; 18.417358706912136
 • elevation1,280 m (4,200 ft)
MouthDrina
 • location
Brod na Drini
 • coordinates
43°29′26″N 18°44′39″E / 43.49064216782259°N 18.744265996016427°E / 43.49064216782259; 18.744265996016427
 • elevation
394 m (1,293 ft)
Length43.3 km (26.9 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionDrina → Sava → Danube → Black Sea
River systemDrina
Cities
Tributaries 
 • leftDraženica, Vran, Rijeka, Miljevka
 • rightGradovi potok, Oteša, Gvoza

The length of the river is 43.3 km, its catchment area is 425.0 km², and its mouth is located at Vučijak locality in Brod na Drini, near Foča, at 394 m above sea level. The most significant left tributaries are the Drazenica river at 10.8 km long, and the Miljevka river at 13.2 km long, while the right tributaries are the Oteša river at 15.2 km long, and the Govza river at 21.9 km long.[1]

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  • Географски ресурси БиХ (PDF). Бања Лука: Природно математички факултет. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2017.