Iška
Appearance
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Iška | |
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Location | |
Country | Slovenia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Bloke Plateau |
• elevation | 760 m (2,490 ft) [1] |
Mouth | |
• location | Ljubljanica |
• coordinates | 46°00′00″N 14°28′03″E / 45.9999°N 14.4675°E |
• elevation | 287 m (942 ft) [1] |
Length | 31 km (19 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 86 km2 (33 sq mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Ljubljanica→ Sava→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Iška (pronounced [ˈiːʃka]) is a river of central Slovenia. Part of the river valley—the Iška Gorge[2] or Iška Canyon[3] (Slovene: Iški vintgar)—separates Lower Carniola from Inner Carniola.[2]: 82 [4] The river is 31 km (19 mi) long.[1] After flowing past Strahomer, the river follows an almost straight line and joins the Ljubljanica River, and therefore belongs to the Sava and Black Sea basins.
The part of the river between Iška Vas and Strahomer disappeared underground during the 2010 Slovenia floods, on the night of 20 September 2010.[5]
Etymology
Etymology of the name is unclear but speculativelly it could come from word celtic for water - pronounciation in Irish Gaelic is very similar.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Rivers, longer than 25 km, and their catchment areas, Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Strgar, Vinko. 1966. "Prispevek k poznavanju rastlinstva v soteski Iške / A Contribution to Our Knowledge of the Vegetation of the Iška Gorge." Varstvo narave 5: 81–95.
- ^ Kušar, Domen. 2008. "The Impact of Natural Disasters on Buildings' Architectural Styles." Acta geographica Slovenica 48(1): 93-120, p. 101.
- ^ Ljubljansko barje krajinski park. Iški vintgar. (in Slovene)
- ^ "Izginila je reka Iška" [Iška River Disappears] (in Slovenian). Siol Slovenija. 23 September 2010. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ "Uisce". Wiktionary. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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External links
[edit]- Media related to Iška at Wikimedia Commons
- Condition of the Iška - graphs of water level and flow data for the past 30 days (taken in Iška Vas by ARSO)