KRKA RIVER WATERFALLS

BILUŠIĆA BUK Bilušića buk is the first waterfall on Krka river It doesn’t dry out even though the difference in the amount of water during the dry and rainy part of the year It’s the only waterfall that’s not afeccted by the energy utilization of the river Krka Shape looks very similar to Skradinski buk It was mined four times to stop the floods in the surrounding areas Once it was known for its mills, stamping mills for processing wool and rollers for washing cloth Today are preserved only one rolling mills and two mills

MANOJLOVAC SLAP It is the highest waterfall of the Krka river The total height between the travertine barrier is 59.6 meters, and the highest of them is 32.2 meters It’s famous because 17. April 1875. was visited by the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph and his wife Elizabeth 1899. erected a memorial plaque which was abandoned until 2011 when it was restored The memorial plaque is located on a cliff known as the Emperor's head

ROŠNJAK Downstream Manojlovac there is a waterfall Rošnjak It is the only waterfall where mills were never constructed It is located in the canyon between the almost 200 meter high cliff In the warm part of the year there’s no water The people called it the altar for his mystical view and unavailability

BRLJAN It is located on lake Ćorić known as Bjelober Ćorić Lake is 1300 meters long, 189 meters wide, and the waterfall is 15.5 meters high The waterfall is most abundant during the wet months of the year, and during the summer regularly dries up The reason for lack of water in this time of year is that the water is used for the purposes of Miljacka Hydro Power Plant In recen years, changes were made due to which Brljan is full of water during the summer

ROŠKI SLAP It’s the most famous waterfall of National Park Krka Waterfall is about 650 meters long, 450 meters wide, and the total height difference is more than 22 meters Like Skradinski Buk, it’s famous for its numerous mills In 2012. was opened a walking trail between Visovac coast Above Roški slap is Oziđana cave

MILJACKA SLAP Miljacka is the fifth chalk barrier of the river Krka It is relatively high in relation to other waterfalls It is known for its hydroelectric power plant that was built in 1904. Until 1910. it was the most powerful hydroelectric plant in Europe It is also known for its numerous caves Miljacka II is known for its many rare species that live there Because of the hydroelectric power plant Miljacka, Miljacka waterfall is not accessible to visitors

SKRADINSKI BUK Skradinski Buk is the last, seventh and longest travertine barrier on the Krka River Located downstream Miljevac It’s the largest travertine waterfall Europe It consists of travertine cascades, islands and lakes Dead tuff is old about 125,000 years and is out of today's watercourse The growth of travertine barriers caused a pool of waterfrom river Krka to Roški waterfall

MADE BY: Meri i Melanie