Gacka
Gacka is a river located in the Lika region in central Croatia. Because for a large part of its course it is a subterranean river, estimates on its length vary. The overground part has undergone substantial human intervention - before it was 32 kilometers long, now it is only 11 km.[1] It has been regulated by man to flow into an aqueduct in Gusić polje (known as Tunel Gacka-Gusić Jezero[2]) and then into the Adriatic Sea through a hydroelectric installation HE Senj near Sveti Juraj.[1] HE Senj takes inflow from Gacka and Lika, since it was built in 1965.[3][4] The river passes through karst fields and most notably the town Otočac, and its headwaters are known as a superb spot for trout fishing.[5]
References
- ^ a b Lika-Senj County Tourist Board, http://www.lickosenjska.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63&Itemid=78
- ^ Tunel Gacka-Gusić Jezero (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ Hrvatska elektroprivreda, http://www.hep.hr/proizvodnja/osnovni/hidroelektrane/zapad/default.aspx
- ^ Hrvatska elektroprivreda, http://www.hep.hr/proizvodnja/en/basicdata/hydro/west/senj.aspx
- ^ Gacka.hr
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