Idrijca

The Idrijca River near the Wild Lake

The upper Idrijca River

Logging sluice near Idrija

The Idrijca is a river flowing through the Idrija Hills and Cerkno Hills. It is 60 kilometres (37 mi) long.^[1] It rises near Vojsko, flows towards northeast and after passing through Idrija turns to the northwest. After passing through Spodnja Idrija and Cerkno it joins the Soča in Most na Soči.

The river basin has an area of 598 square kilometres (231 sq mi).^[1] The major tributaries are the Belca, Zala, Cerknica, and Bača from the right and the Nikomlja, Kanošica, and Trebušica from the left. One of the right tributaries is also the Jezernica River, which originates from the Wild Lake (Slovene: Divje jezero). Being only 55 m long, the Jezernica is the shortest river in Slovenia.

The river has many fish, among which the Salmo marmoratus, the Rainbow Trout, and the Grayling are noteworthy. In the past, timber was driven down the Idrijca to Idrija to be used as pillars in the Idrija mercury mine. Special logging sluices (Sln. klavže) were employed for this purpose from the 17th until the 19th century.

The area of the upper Idrijca has been proclaimed the Upper Idrijca Landscape Park. It encompasses numerous karst features and diverse plant species. During World War II the Pavla partisan hospital stood there.

Tributaries

• Senčni potok
• Nikova
• Kanomljica
• Otuška
• Sevnica
• Trebuščica
• Hotenja
• Črni potok
• Belca
• Zala
• Ljubevščica
• Zaspana grapa
• Skavnica
• Peklenska graba
• Grda grapa
• Luknjica
• Zaganjalčnica
• Cerknica
• Jesenica
• Bukovška grapa
• Žibernik
• Doberšček
• Bača

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Idrijca.

• A map of the Idrijca. Geopedia.si online project. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
• Condition of Idrijca - graphs, in the following order, of water level and flow for the past 30 days (taken in Podroteja by ARSO)

v t e Hydrography of Slovenia Rivers Bača Big Krka Bolska Čabranka Dragonja Drava Dravinja Dreta Fram Creek Gradaščica Hudinja Idrijca Iška Ledava Ložnica Kamnik Bistrica Kokra Krka Kolpa Krupa Lahinja Ljubljanica Meža Mirna Mislinja Mura Nadiža Nevljica Oplotniščica Paka Pesnica Pivka Polskava Pšata Radulja Reka Rinža Sava Sava Bohinjka Sava Dolinka Savinja Ščavnica Soča Sora Sotla Temenica Tržič Bistrica Vipava Voglajna Streams Big Božna Davščica Glinščica Kobilje Creek Nadiža Rak Waterfalls Javornik Falls Rinka Falls Lakes Black Lake in the Triglav Lakes Valley Lake Bled Lake Bohinj Lake Cerknica Lake Gradišče Lake Kreda Lake Palčje Lake Ptuj Lake Trboje Lake Žovnek Wild Lake Wetlands Ljubljana Marshes Sečovlje Saltworks Škocjan Caves Sea Adriatic Sea River valleys Logar Valley Radovna Valley Rakov Škocjan Trenta Valley Triglav Lakes Valley Tuhinj Valley Upper Sava Valley Vipava Valley Canyons and gorges Bled Gorge Hell Gorge Iška Gorge

Coordinates: 46°09′N 13°46′E / 46.150°N 13.767°E / 46.150; 13.767