Lake Bohinj
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Lake Bohinj is the largest permanent lake
in Slovenia
. Lake Bohinj is located in the Bohinj
municipality in the north-west of the country, and is inside Triglav National Park
.
Lake Bohinj is 4.2 km long and 1 km at its maximum width. It is a glacial lake dammed by a moraine
.
The largest of the streams that flow into the lake, the Savica River
("little Sava"), is fed from Črno jezero (Black Lake), the largest lake in the Triglav Lakes Valley
.
The outflow is the Jezernica which merges with the Mostnica to form the Sava Bohinjka
(which in turn merges with Sava Dolinka
to become the Sava).
The area is associated with the legendary "Goldhorn (Zlatorog)", a white chamois
with golden horns. A statue of the creature stands beside the lake.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. Lake Bohinj is located in the Bohinj
Bohinj
Bohinj is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of northwestern Slovenia, covering the 20 km long and 5 km wide Bohinj basin of the Sava Bohinjka river within the Julian Alps, characterized by the periglacial Lake Bohinj...
municipality in the north-west of the country, and is inside Triglav National Park
Triglav National Park
Triglav National Park is a national park located in Slovenia and the only one in the country. It was named after Mount Triglav, the highest peak of the Julian Alps and a symbol of Slovenia and Slovenian character....
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Description
Moraine
A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris which can occur in currently glaciated and formerly glaciated regions, such as those areas acted upon by a past glacial maximum. This debris may have been plucked off a valley floor as a glacier advanced or it may have...
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The largest of the streams that flow into the lake, the Savica River
Sava Bohinjka
The Sava Bohinjka is a headwater of the Sava River in northwestern Slovenia.At 41 kilometers in length, it is the shorter of the two headwaters that become the Sava River in Radovljica, the other being the 45-kilometer-long Sava Dolinka. The Sava Bohinjka originates under the Komarča Ridge at an...
("little Sava"), is fed from Črno jezero (Black Lake), the largest lake in the Triglav Lakes Valley
Triglav Lakes Valley
The Triglav Lakes Valley or the Lake Triglav Valley is a rocky hanging valley in the Julian Alps in Slovenia, below the sheer sides of mountains Tičarica and Zelnarica to the southwest of Triglav. The valley is also called the Seven Lakes Valley , although there are ten and not seven lakes in the...
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The outflow is the Jezernica which merges with the Mostnica to form the Sava Bohinjka
Sava Bohinjka
The Sava Bohinjka is a headwater of the Sava River in northwestern Slovenia.At 41 kilometers in length, it is the shorter of the two headwaters that become the Sava River in Radovljica, the other being the 45-kilometer-long Sava Dolinka. The Sava Bohinjka originates under the Komarča Ridge at an...
(which in turn merges with Sava Dolinka
Sava Dolinka
The Sava Dolinka is a headwater of the Sava River in northwestern Slovenia. The 45 km Sava Dolinka starts as Nadiža Creek in the Planica Valley under Mount Zadnja Ponca in the Julian Alps, at an elevation of 1222 m, close to the Italian border. The stream goes underground soon after its source and...
to become the Sava).
The area is associated with the legendary "Goldhorn (Zlatorog)", a white chamois
Chamois
The chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra, is a goat-antelope species native to mountains in Europe, including the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, the European Alps, the Tatra Mountains, the Balkans, parts of Turkey, and the Caucasus. The chamois has also been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand...
with golden horns. A statue of the creature stands beside the lake.