Vipava (river)

Vipava
The Vipava in Vipava, flowing under the Tabor Bridge
Country	Italy, Slovenia
Basin
Main source	Gradiček (in Slovenia) 110 m (360 ft)[1] 45°54′N 13°33′E / 45.900°N 13.550°E
River mouth	The Soča (in Italy) 35 m (115 ft)[1]
Basin size	760 km^2 (290 sq mi)[1]
Physical characteristics
Length	49 km (30 mi)[1]
Discharge	Average rate: 17.31 m^3 (611 cu ft)[2]

The Vipava (in Slovene) or Vipacco (in Italian) or Wipbach / Wippach (in German) is a river that flows through western Slovenia and northeast Italy. The river is 49 kilometres (30 mi) in length.^[1] After entering Italy it joins the Isonzo/Soča in the Municipality of Savogna d'Isonzo. This is a rare river with a delta source, formed by nine main springs.^[3] The Battle of the Frigidus was fought near the river, which was named Frigidus ('cold') by the Romans. It has the pluvial-nival regime in its upper course and the pluvial regime in its lower course.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Slovenia

References

1. "Reke, dolge nad 25 km, in njihova padavinska območja" [Rivers, longer than 25 km, and their catchment areas] (in Slovenian and English). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2002.
2. "Vipava" [Camis Project: Coherent Activities for the Management of the River Soča]. Projekt Camis - Usklajene aktivnosti za upravljanje reke Soče (in Slovenian and Italian). Soča Development Centre. Retrieved 8 February 2006.
3. Omejc, Alenka (2009). Humar, Janko, ed. "The Emerald Trail". RDO Smaragdna pot. COBISS 579912.
4. Brečko Grubar,, Valentina; Kovačič, Gregor (2010). "Pokrajinskoekološka oznaka jadranskega povodja v Sloveniji s poudarkom na kakovosti vodnih virov" [Landscape Ecological Characterization of the Adriatic Sea Basin in Slovenia with an Emphasis on Water Resource Quality]. Annales. Series historia et sociologia (in Slovenian). 20 (1): 153–168.

External links

• Media related to Vipava (river) at Wikimedia Commons
• Condition of Vipava at Dolenje, Dornberk, Miren - graphs, in the following order, of water level, flow and temperature data for the past 30 days (taken in Dolenje, Dornberk and Miren by ARSO)

Coordinates: 45°54′N 13°33′E / 45.900°N 13.550°E