Skradinski Buk - Waterfall in Krka National Park, Croatia
Skradinski Buk is a massive, clear, natural pool with quite high waterfalls at one end and cascades at the other located in the Krka National Park, in Croatia. It is the lowest of the three sets of waterfalls formed along the Krka river. In an area 400 m in length and 100 m in width there are 17 waterfalls an
d the total difference in
height between the first and the last falls is 47.7 m. Due to the
wealth and variety of geomorphological forms, vegetation, and the
various effects caused by the play of light on the whilpools, Skradinski
Buk is considered to be one of the most beautiful calcium carbonate
waterfalls in Europe.
The rate of flow is 43 m³ a second in winter,
18 m³ in summer, with an average of 55 cubic metres a second flowing
down Skradinski Buk annually. It is the largest travertine cascade
system in Europe.
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