Lika River

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The Lika River is a karst river in the Lika region of Croatia, known for its sinking course and role in feeding the Lika hydroelectric system.

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Lika River canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinSize 1570 km²
climateZone continental climate with mountain influences
continent Europe
country Croatia
countrySubdivision Republic of Croatia
drainagePattern sinking into karst ponors
drainageType inland karst drainage
economicImportance energy production
local agriculture irrigation
environmentalImportance regional freshwater ecosystem
etymologyRegion named after Lika region
linked to: Lika region
feeds Lika hydroelectric system
flowsThrough Gospić field
Ličko polje
geologicalSetting Dinaric Alps
hasCoordinateRegion central Croatia
hasMouth Novakovića ponor
hasNameInLanguage Lika
hasTributary Bogdanica River
Novčica River
hydrologicalBasin Lika basin
hydrologicalFeature ponor
hydrologicalPhenomenon sinking and re-emerging flows typical of karst
hydrologicalType sinking river
infrastructureAssociated Lika hydroelectric power plant
Sklope hydroelectric power plant
reservoirs and channels of Lika hydroelectric system
length 78 km
locatedIn Dinaric karst region
linked to: Dinaric Karst

Lika region
Lika-Senj County
nameLanguage Croatian
nearCity Gospić
nearSettlement Bilaj
Ličko Lešće
partOf Lika karst plateau
regionType karst landscape
riverSystem Adriatic Sea basin
linked to: Adriatic Sea
sourceElevation 600 m
sourceLocation Velebit mountain
near village of Kukljić
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
water supply
watercourseCharacteristic intermittent surface flow
subterranean flow

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gospić hasRiver Lika River
Lika crossedBy Lika River
Lika namedAfter Lika River
Novčica River mouthOfWaterBody Lika River
Novčica River tributaryOf Lika River