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Hydrogeological and water management problems in Croatia, a small country of classical karst and large river plains

The Republic of Croatia, extending in a crescentlike form over only 56, 538 km2, consists of two similarly large regions which are very different physiographically and from the aspect of water management. Its southwestern arm is the classical karst of the Dinarides while long and broad plains of the tributaries of the Danube prevail in the northern arm. The Karst region is mountainous, composed mostly of carbonate rocks. Its Adriatic Sea coast is extremely indented and has 1185 islands and islets ; the precipitation and ground water recharge are high, surface streams are rare but the region abounds in ground water. It is sparcely populated and mostly poorly industrialized. The Northern region is characterized by: large lowlands, thick alluvial sediments, moderate precipitation, common surface stream network, most of all Croatian urban and rural population, developed industry, main traffic arteries and a developed agriculture all this with existing and potential pollution impacts.

karst hydrogeology; classical karst; coastal karst; alluvial aquifers; potable water resources; water management; Croatia

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