Lika (river)
The Lika is a river in Croatia which gives its name to the Lika region. It is 77 kilometres (48 mi) long and it has a basin with an area of 1,014 square kilometres (392 sq mi). Its average discharge at the measurement station in Bilaj (covering 225 km2 of the basin) is 7.33 m3/s, and it can go completely dry.[1]
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![]() Lika River, near Kosinj | |
Location | |
Country | Croatia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
⁃ location | Velebit Mountains |
⁃ elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
Mouth | |
⁃ location | ponor |
⁃ coordinates | 44°46′N 15°10′E |
⁃ elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
Length | 77 km (48 mi) |
Basin size | 1,014 km2 (392 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
⁃ average | 7.33 m3/s (259 cu ft/s) |
It is known as a sinking river because at the end of its course, it flows into a series of ponors or swallow-holes and disappears from the surface. The Lika River rises near the village of Kukljić at the foot of the Velebit Mountains, flows in a northwesterly direction past the town of Gospić, enters and leaves Lake Krušćica, and continues to the northwest until it sinks into the karst topography at ponors near Lipovo Polje.
References
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- "Karakteristike značajnijih vodotoka". Vodnogospodarska osnova Hrvatske - Strategija upravljanja vodama (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
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