Gacka

River in Croatia

Majerovo vrilo, a source of the Gacka River

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]

## References

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1. ^ a b Lika-Senj County Tourist Board, "Rijeka Gacka". Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
2. ^ Tunel Gacka-Gusić Jezero (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
3. ^ Hrvatska elektroprivreda, http://www.hep.hr/proizvodnja/osnovni/hidroelektrane/zapad/default.aspx Archived 2016-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ Hrvatska elektroprivreda, http://www.hep.hr/proizvodnja/en/basicdata/hydro/west/senj.aspx Archived 2016-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ Gacka.hr
6. ^ ‘Trout Fishing in Yugoslavia Plumbs the Depths of Emotion’. nytimes.com MARCH 5, 1972

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Hydrography of Croatia

Rivers|

| Black Sea Basin|

* Bednja
* Bijela
* Bosut
* Česma
* Danube
* Dobra
* Drava
* Glina
* Glogovnica
* Ilova
* Karašica
* Karašica
* Korana
* Krapina
* Kupa
* Kupčina
* Lika
* Lonja
* Mrežnica
* Mura
* Odra
* Orljava
* Pakra
* Plitvica
* Sava
* Slunjčica
* Spačva
* Studva
* Sunja
* Sutla
* Trnava
* Una
* Vuka

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Adriatic Basin|

* Bijela
* Boljunčica
* Cetina
* Dragonja
* Gacka
* Jadro
* Krka
* Mirna
* Neretva
* Ombla
* Raša
* Rječina
* Zrmanja

Lakes|

* Baćina
* Dubrava
* Krušćica
* Lovke
* Peruća
* Plitvice
* Prokljan
* Trakošćan
* Varaždin
* Vrana (Cres)
* Vrana (Dalmatia)

Valleys, estuaries,
canyons, wetlands|

* Kopački Rit
* Lim
* Lonjsko Polje
* Neretva Delta
* Paklenica
* Spačva basin

Waterfalls|

* Galovački buk
* Skradinski buk
* Roški slap
* Štrbački buk
* Large waterfall (Plitvice)

Canals|

* Bobota Canal
* Danube-Sava Canal (proposed)
* Sava-Odra-Sava Canal

Adriatic Sea|

* Kvarner Gulf
* Bay of Bakar
* Bay of Mali Ston
* Novsko Ždrilo
* Split Channel
* Split Gates
* Gulf of Piran
* Brač Channel
* Hvar Channel
* Velebit Channel
* Vinodol Channel
* St. Anthony Channel
* Zavratnica

Authority control databases |

* VIAF

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