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Mountainous lakes – Sustainable utilization of water in the pilot area Plitvice Lakes

Plitvice Lakes has been placed in the central part of Croatia, in Dinaric karst region. It consists from 16 lakes separated with tufa barriers. It became the National park 1949 and 1979 entered into the UNESCO list of World Natural Heritage. One of the most important problems of the Park is water resources protection, because only stabile water quality can ensure the sustainability of the entire eco-system. To solve this important problem the Park has started the international research project with the active participation of (1) Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering (2) Joanneum Research and (3) Research Centre "Ivo Pevalek" through Centre of Competence from Graz co-financed by Austrian Government and the Park as economic partner. The research project is divided in two parts. Regional part is directed on the protection of the Park from the catchment and the impact of the Park on karst environment in downstream parts. Detail part is oriented on the protection of the lakes and waterfalls.

Plitvice Lakes; Croatia; Hydrogeology; Tracing tests; GIS; Hydrology; Risk map; Hydrogeochemistry; Geophysics; Erosion map

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