The Gacka is a river located in the Lika region of central Croatia.
Because for a large part of its course it is a subterranean river, estimates of its length vary. The aboveground part has undergone substantial human intervention – before it was 32 kilometres (20 miles) long; now it is only 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) long. [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 the hydroelectric installation HE Senj near Sveti Juraj. [1] Built in 1965, HE Senj takes inflow from both the Gacka and Lika rivers. [3] [4]
The river passes through karst fields and most notably the town of Otočac, and its headwaters are known as a popular locale for trout fishing. [5] [6]
The Gacka is a river located in the Lika region of central Croatia.
Because for a large part of its course it is a subterranean river, estimates of its length vary. The aboveground part has undergone substantial human intervention – before it was 32 kilometres (20 miles) long; now it is only 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) long. [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 the hydroelectric installation HE Senj near Sveti Juraj. [1] Built in 1965, HE Senj takes inflow from both the Gacka and Lika rivers. [3] [4]
The river passes through karst fields and most notably the town of Otočac, and its headwaters are known as a popular locale for trout fishing. [5] [6]