Vipava (river)

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, of which 45 km in Slovenia.[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]

Vipava
The Vipava in Vipava, flowing under the Tabor Bridge
Location
Country	Italy, Slovenia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Gradiček (in Slovenia)
• elevation	110 m (360 ft) [1]
Mouth
• location	The Soča (in Italy)
• coordinates	45.8990°N 13.5533°E / 45.8990; 13.5533
• elevation	35 m (115 ft) [1]
Length	49 km (30 mi) [1]
Basin size	760 km^2 (290 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	17.31 m^3 (611 cu ft)[2]
Basin features
Progression	Soča→ Adriatic Sea

See also

• List of rivers of Slovenia

References

1. Rivers, longer than 25 km, and their catchment areas, Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
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. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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)