Plitvica (river)

For the smaller river near the Plitvice lakes, see Plitvica (Korana).

The Plitvica is a river in northern Croatia, a right tributary of the Drava. It is 65 kilometres (40 mi) long and its basin covers an area of 272 square kilometres (105 sq mi).^[1]

Plitvica
Plitvica at Varaždin
Location
Country	Croatia
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Drava
• coordinates	46.3081°N 16.7373°E / 46.3081; 16.7373
Length	65 km (40 mi)[1]
Basin size	272 km2 (105 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression	Drava→ Danube→ Black Sea

Plitvica rises in the hilly areas of Maceljsko gorje, near of the eponymous village of Plitvica Voćanska, near Donja Voća. It flows southeast until it turns east near Maruševec, and continues through the lowland south of Varaždin and parallel to Drava, through Sveti Đurđ (north of Ludbreg), until it merges into Drava north of Veliki Bukovec.