Lahinja
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 Lahinja, 2006 |
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| Basin countries | Slovenia |
| Length | 33.4 km (20.8 mi) |
| Source elevation | 163 m (535 ft) |
| Mouth elevation | 144 m (472 ft) |
Lahinja is a river in White Carniola, the extreme southeastern part of Slovenia. It is 33.4 kilometres (20.8 mi) long and originates from several karstic sources at the end of a steephead valley between the villages of Knežina, Belčji Vrh, and Mali Nerajec.
In its upper part the river flows towards the north in a narrow bed with quite a shallow gradient, resulting in the fact that it meanders significantly. All of its major affluents join it from the west and all of them start with karstic sources. At Dragatuš it receives a major tributary of Podturnščica, and at Črnomelj of Dobličica. From the outflow of Podturnščica the bed of Lahinja is narrow and up to 20 meters deep, with numerous bends. At the vicinity of one of them stands the Gradac Castle. Whereas from Črnomelj to Gradac the river has no surface affluents, below the Gradac it is joined by a water-rich and faster-flowing Krupa. After confluencing with Krupa, Lahinja turns towards the east. It joins Kolpa at Primostek.
The Lahinja's river basin is asymmetric, as it receives the majority of its surface affluents from the right side. It is a part of the Sava river basin. From Knežina to Pusti Gradec, along the first seven kilometers (4,5 mi) of Lahinja, extends the Lahinja Regional Park.
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