Canyon Tara

The Tara River (Montenegrin: Ријека Тара / Rijeka Tara; Tr. Riyeka Tara) emerges from
the confluence of the Opasnica and Veruša Rivers in the Dinaric Alps of Montenegro,
flows 144 kilometers northward and converges with the Piva River near the Bosnian
border to form the Drina River. The Tara River is the largest European supply of drinking water. it is known as "A tear of Europe".
The Tara River cuts the Tara River Gorge, the deepest canyon in Montenegro and Europe,
at 78 kilometers in length and 1,300 meters at its deepest. The canyon is protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is a part of Durmitor national park.
The Bosnian and the Montenegrin government had plans to flood the Tara Gorge, with the
construction of a hydroelectric dam in the Drina River. However, it abandoned this plan in April, 2005 after several successful protests of advocates for the preservation of the canyon. But, in September 2006, a protocol for cooperation between Slovenian company "Petrol" and Montenegrin company "Montenegro-bonus" was signed, and the building of an electric plant with initial power of 40 or 60 megawatts is planned, despite all efforts to protect the gorge.
Tara River is not to be confused with Tara Mountain and Tara National Park, which are
situated in western Serbia.

credited to wikipedia and flickr:Ole Jorn Solberg,Spaak