List of rivers of Slovenia
This is a list of rivers of Slovenia. There are 59 major rivers in Slovenia, altogether measuring about 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi) in length.[1] The total length of all rivers in Slovenia is 26,989 kilometres (16,770 mi), which gives a river density of 1,33 km/km2.[2] The territory of Slovenia mainly (16,423 square kilometres or 6,341 square miles, i.e. 81%) belongs to the Black Sea basin, and a smaller part (3,851 square kilometres or 1,487 square miles, i.e. 19%) belongs to the Adriatic Sea basin. These two parts are divided into smaller units in regard to their central rivers, the Mura River basin, the Drava River basin, the Sava River basin with Kolpa River basin, and the basin of the Adriatic rivers.[3]
By drainage basin[]
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries, arranged in the order of their confluence from mouth to source, indented under each larger stream's name.
Draining into the Mediterranean Sea[]
- Soča River
- Nadiža River
- (Bela)
- Vipava River
-
- (sl)
- (Bela)
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- Idrijca River
- Bača River
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- Bad Creek (Huda grapa)
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-
- (Bukovska grapa)
- Cerknica River
- (Grda grapa)
- Bača River
-
- (Beli potok)
- (Potok za gradom)
- Koritnica River
- (Prešnikov graben)
- Nadiža River
- Reka River
- Rižana River (sl)
- Dragonja River
Draining into the Black Sea[]
- Sava River
- Kolpa River
- Sotla River
- Krka River
- Mirna River
- Savinja River
- Voglajna River
- Ložnica River
- Bolska River
- Paka River
- Dreta River
- (sl)
- (Bela)
- (Kisla voda)
- (Črna)
- (Koritnikov graben)
- (sl)
- (sl)
- (sl)
- (sl)
- (sl)
- (sl)
- (sl)
- (sl)
- (sl)
- (Loški potok)
- (Savski potok)
- (Konjski potok)
- (sl)
- (sl)
- (Jablaniški potok)
- (Crni potok)
- (Bedenov graben)
- (Konjski potok)
- (Jelenji potok)
- (Berečanov graben)
- (sl)
- (sl)
- (Potoški graben)
- (Loki potok)
- (Presenčev potok)
- (Dešenski graben)
- (Jančkov graben)
- (Lovšetov potok)
- (Cvarjev potok)
- (Zaloški potok)
- (Krmeljev graben)
- (sl)
- (sl)
- (Grabnarjev graben)
- (Ježetov graben)
- (sl)
- (sl)
- Ljubljanica River
- Besnica Creek
- (Hruševski potok)
- Gradaščica River
- Glinščica Creek
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- (Mala voda)
- Božna River
- Big Božna Creek (Velika Božna)
- (Mala Božna)
- Glinščica Creek
- Iška Creek
- Borovniščica Creek
- Kamnik Bistrica River
- Pšata River
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- (Kanal Pšata)
- Nevljica River
- (Stranjski potok)
- (Črna)
- (Konjski potok)
- Sora River
- Poljanščica River
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- Selščica River
- (Studenska grapa)
- (Prednja Smoleva)
- (Zadnja Smoleva)
- (Črni potok)
- (Zadnja Sora)
- Poljanščica River
- Kokra River
- Tržič Bistrica River
- Sava Bohinjka River
- Sava Dolinka River
- Drava River
- Pesnica River
- Dravinja River
- Oplotniščica River
- Polskava River
- Fram Creek (Framski potok)
- Meža River
- Mura River
- Ledava River
- Kerka River (Krka)
- Big Krka River (Velika Krka)
- (Mala Krka)
- Črnec Creek
- Kobilje Creek
- Kerka River (Krka)
- Ščavnica River
- Ledava River
Alphabetically[]
Name | Length in Slovenia (km)[4] | Total length (km)[4] |
---|---|---|
Bača | 20 | 20 |
Bolska | 32 | 32 |
Čabranka | 17.5[5] | |
Davščica | 12 | 12[citation needed] |
Dragonja | 30 | 30 |
Drava | 142 | 707 |
Dravinja | 73 | 73 |
Dreta | 29 | 29 |
Fram Creek | 26 | 26 |
Gradaščica | 33 | 33 |
Hudinja | 32 | 32 |
Idrijca | 60 | 60 |
Iška | 31 | 31 |
0.055 | 0.055[6] | |
Kamnik Bistrica | 33 | 33 |
Kerka | 60[citation needed] | |
Kobilje Creek | 24 | 33[7] |
Kokra | 34 | 34 |
Kolpa | 118 | 297[8] |
Krka | 94 | 94 |
Krupa | 2.5 | 2.5[9] |
Lahinja | 34 | 34 |
Ledava | 68 | 76 |
Ljubljanica | 41 | 41 |
Ložnica | 26 | 26 |
Meža | 42 | 43 |
Mirna | 44 | 44 |
Mislinja | 36 | 36 |
Mura | 95 | 438 |
Nadiža | 60[10] | |
Nevljica | ||
Oplotnica | 28 | 28 |
Paka | 40 | 40 |
Pesnica | 65 | 69 |
Pivka | 27 | 27 |
Poljanska Sora | 43 | 43 |
Polskava | 40 | 40 |
Pšata | 28 | 28 |
Radulja | 33 | 33 |
Reka | 51 | 54 |
Rinža | 9.3[11] | |
Sava | 221 | 947 |
Sava Bohinjka | 41 | 41 |
Sava Dolinka | 55 | 55 |
Savinja | 102 | 102 |
Ščavnica | 56 | 56 |
Selca Sora | 32 | 32 |
Soča | 96 | 138 |
Sora | 52 | 52 |
Sotla | 86 | 90 |
Temenica | 27 | 27 |
Tržič Bistrica | 27 | 27 |
Vipava | 44 | 49 |
Voglajna | 35 | 35 |
See also[]
- List of rivers
References[]
- ^ "World Water Day". Statistical Office of Slovenia. 20 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04.
- ^ Površinski vodotoki in vodna bilanca Slovenije (obdobje 1961 - 90) [Surface Streams and Water Balance in Slovenia] (PDF) (in Slovenian and English). Hydrometeorological Institute of Slovenia, Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning. 1998. p. 5.
- ^ Vodno bogastvo Slovenije: tekoče vode [Water Wealth of Slovenia: Running Water] (PDF). Slovenian Environment Agency. Retrieved 17 May 2012. p. 27
- ^ Jump up to: a b Rivers, longer than 25 km, and their catchment areas, Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Gavazzi, Artur (1905). "Rijeke u Hrvatskoj". Rad Jugoslavenske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti (in Croatian). Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts. 161: 111.
- ^ 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 (eds.). Enciklopedija naravne in kulturne dediščine na Slovenskem – DEDI (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ Natek, Karel; Natek, Marjeta (1998). Slovenija: Geografska, zgodovinska, pravna, politična, ekonomska in kulturna podoba Slovenije: Priročnik o značilnostih in delovanju države [Slovenia: Geographical, Political, Historical, Legal, and Cultural Image of Slovenia: A Handbook on The Characteristics and Functioning of the Country] (in Slovenian). Mladinska knjiga. p. 46. ISBN 86-11-15348-0.
- ^ "Sava River Basin Analysis Report" (PDF, 9.98 MB). International Sava River Basin Commission. September 2009. p. 13. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
- ^ "Krupa". Www.zrvns.si. Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ "Nadiza River". Www.slovenia.info. Slovenian Tourist Board. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ Javornik, Marjan; Voglar, Dušan; Dermastia, Alenka, eds. (1996). "Rinža". Enciklopedija Slovenije [Encyclopedia of Slovenia]. p. 238. ISBN 9788611147925.
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