The Sava Bohinjka is a headwater of the
Sava River in northwestern
Slovenia. At in length, it is the shorter of the two headwaters that become the Sava River in
Radovljica, the other being the -long
Sava Dolinka.
Course

The Sava Bohinjka originates under the
Komarča Crag at an elevation of , from springs fed by the
Triglav Lakes Valley. Until it reaches
Lake Bohinj, the river is known as the Savica ('little Sava'), and features the -high
Savica Falls
Savica Falls is a waterfall in northwestern Slovenia. It is high and is fed by a karst spring also called Savica just above the waterfall.
A large portion of water is sourced from a karst basin around Black Lake, which lies around higher a ...
( sl, slap Savica) at its source.
[Baedeker, Karl (1879) "Terglou: The Valley of the Wocheiner Save" ''The Eastern Alps: Including the Bavarian Highlands, the Tyrol, Salzkammergut, Styria, and Carinthia'' (4th ed.) Dulau and Co., London]
p. 353
It then flows through the Ukanc Gorge, where the 3
MW Savica power plant is located, before flowing into
Lake Bohinj, where it creates a small
delta. It flows from Lake Bohinj as the Sava Bohinjka through
Bohinjska Bistrica,
Bohinjska Bela
Bohinjska Bela () is a village in the Municipality of Bled in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Geography
Bohinjska Bela lies on the left bank of the Sava Bohinjka River, southwest of Bled. The oldest part of the settlement, locally known a ...
, and close to
Lake Bled
Lake Bled ( sl, Blejsko jezero; german: Bleder See, Veldeser See) is a lake in the Julian Alps of the Upper Carniolan region of northwestern Slovenia, where it adjoins the town of Bled. The area is a tourist destination. The lake is from Ljublj ...
, before meeting the Sava Dolinka near Radovljica.
References
External links
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* Condition of Sava Bohinjka a
Sveti Janezan
- graphs, in the following order, of water level, flow and temperature data for the past 30 days (taken at
Sveti Janez and
Bodešče
Bodešče () is a village on the left bank of the Sava Bohinjka River in the Municipality of Bled in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Name
Bodešče was attested in written sources as ''Podesich'' in 1185, ''Fodesich'' in 1253, ''Vodaschize ...
by
ARSO)
Rivers of Upper Carniola
Rivers of the Julian Alps
Municipality of Bohinj
Municipality of Bled
Municipality of Radovljica
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