Kamnik Bistrica
| Kamnik Bistrica | |
|---|---|
 The upper course of the Kamnik Bistrica as it enters the Predoselj Gorge | |
| Location | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | near theKamnik Bistrica Lodge,Kamnik–Savinja Alps |
| • coordinates | 46°19′40.4″N14°35′14.68″E/ 46.327889°N 14.5874111°E |
| • elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | theSava,nearVidemeast ofLjubljana |
• coordinates | 46°04′34″N14°38′19″E/ 46.0760°N 14.6387°E |
• elevation | 261 m (856 ft)[1] |
| Length | 33 km (21 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 530 km2(200 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 20.9 m3/s (740 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sava→Danube→Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Nevljica |
TheKamnik Bistrica[2][3][4][5](Slovene:Kamniška Bistrica,pronounced[ˈkáːmniʃkaˈbíːstritsa])[6]is anAlpineriverin northernSlovenia,a left tributary of theSavaRiver. It springs from theKamnik Alps(part of theSouthern Limestone Alps) near the border withAustria.It is 33 km (21 mi) long.[1]The Kamnik Bistrica flows through the town ofKamnik,where it is fed by theNevljicaRiver. It flows into the Sava south ofVidem,about 10 km east ofLjubljana.
References
[edit]- ^abcdeRivers, longer than 25 km, and their catchment areas,Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^Perko, Drago; Ciglič, Rok; Zorn, Matija (2020).The Geography of Slovenia: Small But Diverse.Cham, Switzerland: Springer. p. 67.
- ^Poe, Anne; Poe, Mike."Cycle Scenic Slovenia".Take A Hike Guidebooks.RetrievedJuly 26,2018.
- ^"Hiking package".Terme Snovik.RetrievedJuly 26,2018.
- ^"Escape the Cold and Get 'Hygge' With pitchup.com's Cosy Picks".TravMedia.RetrievedJuly 26,2018.
- ^"Slovenski pravopis 2001: Kamniška Bistrica".
External links
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Media related toKamnik Bistricaat Wikimedia Commons- Condition of the Kamnik Bistrica- graphs, in the following order, of water level, flow and temperature data for the past 30 days (taken inKamnik,downstream from the confluence withNevljicabyARSO)
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