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The Reka (literally, 'river' in Slovene), also the Inner Carniola Reka ( sl, Notranjska Reka), is a
Cerkvenikov Mlin
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- graphs, in the following order, of water level and flow data for the past 30 days (taken by ARSO) Rivers of the Slovene Littoral Rivers of Inner Carniola Rivers of Croatia International rivers of Europe Sinking rivers Drainage basins of the Adriatic Sea Natura 2000 in Slovenia {{Croatia-river-stub
The Reka (literally, 'river' in Slovene), also the Inner Carniola Reka ( sl, Notranjska Reka), is a river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...
that starts as Big Creek ( hr, Vela voda) in Croatia
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, on the southern side of Mount Snežnik, and flows through western Slovenia
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, where it is also initially known as Big Creek (). The river is long, of which is in Slovenia. At the village of Å kocjan it disappears underground through Å kocjan Caves
Škocjan Caves (; sl, Škocjanske jame, it, Grotte di San Canziano) is a cave system in Slovenia. Due to its exceptional significance, Škocjan Caves was entered on UNESCO’s list of natural and cultural World Heritage Sites in 1986. Internati ...
(a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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), flowing underneath the Slovenian Karst. The river continues as part of the Timavo
The Timavo River, known in Slovene as the ' or ', is a two-kilometre stream in the Province of Trieste. It has four sources near San Giovanni ( sl, Å tivan) near Duino ( sl, Devin) and outflows in the Gulf of Panzano (part of the Gulf of Trieste ...
in Italy. Tracer studies have shown that it also feeds springs elsewhere on the Adriatic Coast between Trieste and Monfalcone. It has a pluvial regime.
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* * Condition of Reka aCerkvenikov Mlin
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- graphs, in the following order, of water level and flow data for the past 30 days (taken by ARSO) Rivers of the Slovene Littoral Rivers of Inner Carniola Rivers of Croatia International rivers of Europe Sinking rivers Drainage basins of the Adriatic Sea Natura 2000 in Slovenia {{Croatia-river-stub