Wild Lake

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Wild Lake

Location	near Idrija, Slovenia
Coordinates	45°58′56″N 14°1′41″E / 45.98222°N 14.02806°E / 45.98222; 14.02806Coordinates: 45°58′56″N 14°1′41″E / 45.98222°N 14.02806°E / 45.98222; 14.02806
Type	karst siphon lake
Basin countries	Slovenia

Max. depth	over 160 m (520 ft)
Surface elevation	340 metres (1,120 ft)^[1]

Wild Lake (Slovene: Divje jezero) is a lake near Idrija in western Slovenia and a karst spring of the Vauclusian type.^[2] The lake is the source of the Jezernica River, a tributary of the Idrijca and, at 55 metres (180 ft) long, the shortest river in Slovenia.^[3] Water flows from under the ground and through a steeply inclined tunnel, explored to a depth of 160 metres (520 ft).^[3] The discharge occasionally surpasses 60 cubic metres per second (2,100 cu ft/s).^[3] However, when the water level is low, there is no outflow from the lake.^[3] In 1967, the lake was protected as a natural monument. In 1972, it was arranged to be the first Slovenian natural museum.^[2]

References

↑ Ozemlje in podnebje [Territory and Climate]. "Statistični letopis 1994" [Statistical Yearbook 1994]. Statistical Yearbook 1994 (Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia). 1994. p. 38. ISSN 1318-5403.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Nared, Janez; Perko, Drago (2010). Na prelomnici: razvojna vprašanja Občine Idrija [At the Turning Point: the Development Issues of the Municipality of Idrija]. Capacities (in Slovene). Scientific Research Centre, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. p. 72. ISBN 9789612542436. ISSN 2232-2477.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Petrič, Metka. "Divje jezero" [Wild Lake]. In Šmid Hribar, Mateja. Torkar, Gregor. Golež, Mateja. Podjed, Dan. Drago Kladnik, Drago. Erhartič, Bojan. Pavlin, Primož. Jerele, Ines. Enciklopedija naravne in kulturne dediščine na Slovenskem – DEDI (in Slovene). Retrieved 4 May 2012.

External links

Wild Lake - Museum in Nature. Idrija Tourism.
Divje jezero. Virtual panoramas. Slovenia Landmarks. Boštjan Burger.

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

Municipality of Idrija

Settlements

Administrative centre: Idrija

Current	Dole Čekovnik Črni Vrh Godovič Gore Gorenja Kanomlja Gorenji Vrsnik Govejk Idrijska Bela Idrijske Krnice Idrijski Log Idršek Javornik Jelični Vrh Kanji Dol Korita Ledine Ledinske Krnice Ledinsko Razpotje Lome Masore Mrzli Log Mrzli Vrh Pečnik Potok Predgriže Rejcov Grič Spodnja Idrija Spodnja Kanomlja Spodnji Vrsnik Srednja Kanomlja Strmec Vojsko Zadlog Zavratec Žirovnica

Former	Črna

Landmarks

Holy Trinity Church
Gewerkenegg Castle
Idrija Lace School
Idrija Mine
Idrija Museum
Idrijca River
Kenda Manor
Mary on the Rock Parish Church
St. Joseph's Parish Church
Vojko's Plaque
Wild Lake

Notable people

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