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KANU - KAJAK KLUB GACKA OTOČAC
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August 6, 2020
The Gacka Valley is a large karst valley fringed with mountain ranges of Velebit on the coast side and with Kapela Mountain on the inland side. The valley is dominated by the river Gacka which springs at one end of the valley and sinks underground on the opposite end. Gacka is the third longest sinking river in the world. Originally 32 km long, the river’s course was cut down to 11 km with the construction of the Hydro Electric Power Plant Senj in 1960. In the Otočac area, most of the river’s waters are diverted through tunnels to an artificial lake called the Gusić Jezero. Owing to a gently sloping terrain, the river’s course is tranquil and winding. The waters of Gacka are extremely clean and rich in oxygen. The largest town in the Gacka area is Otočac, originally built at a river fork where the Gacka branches formed an “island” surrounded by water on all sides. Today Otočac has 4,000 inhabitants. The Gacka source area consists of numerous smaller springs, the three strongest among them: the Tonković Vrilo, Klanac and Majerovo Vrilo. The springs resembling little lakes are very picturesque. To be seen here are many old watermills – malenice, many of which reconstructed and restored in a traditional style. There are also saw mills, fulling mills and cloth washing troughs. The people inhabiting the Gacka area navigated the river using plav, traditional boats carved from fir tree trunks, typical for the Gacka. The river is rich in diverse water plants which are so abundant that people harvest them as cattle feed. Until 1937, only four fish species inhabited the Gacka: trout, European eel, weather loach, and pike, probably introduced during the reign of the Frankopan dukes. Gacka also provided habitat to stone crayfish which disappeared in 1931 due to crab plague. Later, numerous other fish species were introduced into the Gacka, while other made their way to the river through the canal built between Gacka and the Lika rivers to serve the Hydro Electric Power Plant. To be found in the Gacka today are also the rainbow trout, grayling, carp, tench, roach, chub, and pumpkinseed. These introduced species have disturbed the biological balance and reduced the purity of water. Trout in the Gacka grow very fast (about five times faster than in other karst rivers) and are known among anglers throughout the globe.
The Gacka Valley is a large karst valley fringed with mountain ranges of Velebit on the coast side and with Kapela Mountain on the inland side. The valley is dominated by the river Gacka which springs at one end of the valley and sinks underground on the opposite end. Gacka is the third longest sink…
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2 Ul. bana Josipa Jelačića
Otočac, Ličko-senjska županija