Lika River

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The Lika River is a karst river in the Lika region of Croatia, known for its sinking course and role in feeding the Lika hydroelectric system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinSize 1570 km²
climateZone continental climate with mountain influences
continent Europe
country Croatia
countrySubdivision Republic of Croatia NERFINISHED
drainagePattern sinking into karst ponors
drainageType inland karst drainage
economicImportance energy production
local agriculture irrigation
environmentalImportance regional freshwater ecosystem
etymologyRegion named after Lika region NERFINISHED
feeds Lika hydroelectric system NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Gospić field
Ličko polje NERFINISHED
geologicalSetting Dinaric Alps NERFINISHED
hasCoordinateRegion central Croatia
hasMouth Novakovića ponor
hasNameInLanguage Lika NERFINISHED
hasTributary Bogdanica River NERFINISHED
Novčica River NERFINISHED
hydrologicalBasin Lika basin
hydrologicalFeature ponor
hydrologicalPhenomenon sinking and re-emerging flows typical of karst
hydrologicalType sinking river
infrastructureAssociated Lika hydroelectric power plant NERFINISHED
Sklope hydroelectric power plant NERFINISHED
reservoirs and channels of Lika hydroelectric system
length 78 km
locatedIn Dinaric karst region NERFINISHED
Lika region NERFINISHED
Lika-Senj County NERFINISHED
nameLanguage Croatian
nearCity Gospić NERFINISHED
nearSettlement Bilaj NERFINISHED
Ličko Lešće NERFINISHED
partOf Lika karst plateau NERFINISHED
regionType karst landscape
riverSystem Adriatic Sea basin NERFINISHED
sourceElevation 600 m
sourceLocation Velebit mountain NERFINISHED
near village of Kukljić
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
water supply
watercourseCharacteristic intermittent surface flow
subterranean flow

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Gospić hasRiver Lika River