Lika (river)

Lika
Physical characteristics
Mouth	ponor
• elevation	480 m
Length	78 km

Lika River or Rijeka Lika is a stream in Croatia which gives its name to the Lika region. It is known as a sinking river because at the end of its course, it flows into a series of ponors or swallow-holes and disappears from the surface. The Lika River rises near the village of Kukljić at the foot of the Velebit Mountains, flows in a northwesterly direction past the town of Gospić, enters and leaves Lake Krušćica, and continues to the northwest until it sinks into the karst topography at ponors near Lipovo Polje.

References

• Bonacci, Ognjen and Andric, Ivo. carsologica.zrc-sazu.si Sinking Karst Rivers Hydrology: Case of the Lika and Gacka (Croatia)