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Wild Lake (384 m)

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Wild Lake (384 m)

Name: Wild Lake (384 m)
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Gozdni rezervat Divje jezero

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Location: Idrija, Goriška, Slovenia

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Joco 79

November 9, 2025

Divje jezero is a karst siphon lake (Vaucluse spring), located approximately 2 km south of Idrija. The type of karst spring - Vaucluse spring is named after the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse spring in the Vaucluse region of Provence in southern France, east of Avignon. Springs of this type are characterized by the fact that water flows to the surface from great depths under pressure through steep channels.

The lake lies in a stone cauldron under the hundred-meter cliffs that border this northern edge of the Črnovrška plateau. Divje jezero is also a karst spring, as water flows into the lake from a steeply descending trench, which has been explored to a depth of 160 m so far. Although the lake surface is usually calm, after heavy rains there can be strong eruptions of water, up to 60 m³/s. The Jezernica River flows from Divje Jezero, which is the shortest surface-flowing river in Slovenia and flows into the Idrijca River after 55 meters.

The water temperature in the lake fluctuates only between 7 and 10 °C throughout the year. The lake was protected as a natural monument in 1967 and since 1972 has been arranged for visitors as the first Slovenian open-air museum.

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Elevation 340 m

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Location: Idrija, Goriška, Slovenia

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