Šištica waterfall explained

Šištica Waterfall
Alt Name:Šištica
Relief:yes
Location:Boračko jezero, Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height:12 meters
Number Drops:1
Width:2-10 meters
Average Width:3 meters
Run:1-2 meters
Watercourse:Šištica river
Type:Plunge

The Šištica Waterfall is an ephemeral waterfall on the Šištica river, in the municipality of Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is considered a natural and geomorphological rarity. The fall, when in flow, is located at the mouth of the river Šištica–the outflow of the Boračko lake–feeding directly into the Neretva,

This waterfall is about 12 meters high. The waters of the Boračko lake flow as the Šištica river from the left side into a narrow rocky gorge cut out through the karstic rock by the Neretva.[1]

It is a geomorphological monument of nature of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fukarek . Pavle . Pavle Fukarek . Ržehak . Viktor . Viktor Ržehak . 1956 . Neka razmatranja o zaštiti prirode i prirodnih rijetkosti u Bosni i Hercegovini . February 17, 2013 . fmksa.com . sh . PDF.