Gacka Explained

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 32km (20miles) long; now it is only 11km (07miles) 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]}

See also

• Gacko Polje

References

Notes and References

1. [Lika-Senj County]
2. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
3. [Hrvatska elektroprivreda]
4. [Hrvatska elektroprivreda]
5. http://www.gacka.hr/ Gacka.hr
6. https://www.nytimes.com/1972/03/05/archives/-trout-fishing-in-yugoslavia-plumbs-the-depths-of-emotion.html ‘Trout Fishing in Yugoslavia Plumbs the Depths of Emotion’