The Iška () is a

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of central

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. Part of the river valley—the Iška GorgeStrgar, Vinko. 1966. "Prispevek k poznavanju rastlinstva v soteski Iške / A Contribution to Our Knowledge of the Vegetation of the Iška Gorge." ''Varstvo narave'' 5: 81–95.
/ref> or Iška Canyon ()—separates

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from

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. The river is long. After flowing past Strahomer, the river follows an almost straight line and joins the Ljubljanica River, and therefore belongs to the

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and

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basins.

Name

The name ''Iška'' developed from the denominal adjective ''*Ižьska(ja) (voda)'' 'Ig (Creek)', derived from the toponym '' Ig'', which was a regional name during the Middle Ages. The etymology of the name ''Ig'' is uncertain. It may be connected with the Slovene common noun ''igo'' 'yoke' (referring to the course of the river) or to the Slovene common noun ''iva'' ' goat willow' (through borrowing into and then from German), or it may derive from a pre-Slavic

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History

The part of the river between Iška Vas and Strahomer disappeared underground during the

2010 Slovenia floods The 2010 Slovenia floods, on the weekend of 17–19 September 2010, were caused by heavy rains in Slovenia, resulting in one of the worst floods in the country's history. Among the regions affected were the capital Ljubljana, the Central Sava Va ...

, on the night of 20 September 2010.

References

External links

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Condition of the Iška
- graphs of water level and flow data for the past 30 days (taken in Iška Vas by ARSO) Rivers of Inner Carniola Rivers of Ljubljana {{Slovenia-river-stub