Vitunjčica
River in Croatia
Vitunjčica is a right tributary of the Gornja Dobra that runs through the karst polje of Vitunj, flowing into the Ogulin-Plaški valley.
Name
Derived from the oikonym Vitunj.
Hydrology
Since at least 1981, the water level of the Vitunjčica has been recorded at the Brestovica station. Its mean maximum discharge exceeds 400 l/s.
At high flow, the water level at the springs is up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) higher in elevation.
Geology
Its source is in the contact zone between Limestone and Dolomite of the Lower Cretaceous, in a basin of mostly Lower Cretaceous and Malmic Dolomite, but the constant flow indicates a significant subterranean length.
The source itself is a double fracture spring, each individual crack sloped downward. There spring immediately flows as a river, without pooling.
Biology
The diatom Navicula trivialis Lange-Bertalot was found in the Vitunjčica.
Tributaries
It has permanent left tributaries Lubardinka (188 metres (617 ft)), Klanac and Rakovac (3.18 kilometres (1.98 mi)).
The public source identifies “Vitunjčica” as river in Croatia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Vitunjčica, River and Croatia.
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