Boka is a waterfall in the western part of Slovenia, near the

Soča The Soča ( in Slovene) or Isonzo ( in Italian; other names fur, Lusinç, german: Sontig, la, Aesontius or ') is a long river that flows through western Slovenia () and northeastern Italy (). An Alpine river in character, its source lies in ...

River. It begins at a

karst Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...

spring and has two stages, of which the first is high and wide, and the second is high.

Overview

The waterfall is supplied by a

karst spring A karst spring or karstic spring is a spring (outflow of groundwater) that is part of a karst hydrological system. Description Because of their often conical or inverted bowl shape, karst springs are also known in German-speaking lands as a ''Top ...

Kunaver, Jurij. 1990. "Kanin." ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'', vol. 4, pp. 395–396. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 396. under an almost vertical

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

wall. Because of its karst nature, the spring has a relatively large discharge due to its underground drainage in the mountains of Kanin. During the driest periods, water flux is around , and reaches up to after extensive rains. The stream (also called Boka) flows for about over a rocky shelf before falling over the rocks as a spectacular waterfall. This happens in two not so clearly separated stages, of which the upper one has a height of , and the lower one . The width of the two stages is around . Below the waterfall, Boka Creek flows over a steep valley with stony bottom and empties into the

River after less than , which makes it one of the shortest streams in

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

Access

The waterfall is located on the right bank of the Soča River, about from the river. The starting point to visit the waterfall is on the regional road between

Kobarid Kobarid (; it, Caporetto, fur, Cjaurêt, german: Karfreit) is a settlement in Slovenia, the administrative centre of the Municipality of Kobarid. Kobarid is known for the 1917 Battle of Caporetto, where the Italian retreat was documented by Erne ...

and

Bovec Bovec ( or ; , german: Flitsch, fur, Plèz) is a town in the Littoral region in northwestern Slovenia, close to the border with Italy. It is the central settlement of the Municipality of Bovec. Geography Bovec is located from the capital Ljublj ...

, about upstream from the village of Žaga or downstream from the town of

. The waterfall is visible from this road, especially its upper part. Next to the road and Boka Creek, there is a parking lot, and a gravel road leads uphill towards the waterfall. After about , this road splits into path over the stream on the left, which transitions to a secured climbing path leading to the source of the waterfall, and into the path on the right that leads to the waterfall.

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