Plitvice Upper Lakes (Gornja Jezera)
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- At Plitvice Upper Lakes in the Autumn
The Upper Lakes consists of 12 lakes that sit on a waterproof dolomite substrate formed in late Triassic Period.
This group of Lakes begins with Proscansko Lake that has the highest altitude and ends with Lake Kozjak that has the lowest one.
The difference in altitude between Proscansko and Kozjak is about 100 meters. The first lake (Proscansko) is initially fed with water by Matica river that is Crna and Bijela Rijeka rivers joined together further up near Plitvički Ljeskovac village.
Cross Section Diagram of Upper Lakes:
Click on above diagram to see the large version of Upper Lakes cross-section.
The group of Plitvice’s Upper Lakes consist of twelve lakes, interconnected and separated by natural travertine and tufa barriers.
Popular Routes: Zagreb to Plitvice, Zadar to Plitvice, Split to Plitvice
Here is a list of all Upper Lakes:
- Prošćansko
- Ciginovac
- Okrugljak
- Batinovac
- Veliko jezero
- Malo jezero
- Vir
- Galovac
- Milino jezero
- Gradinsko
- Burgeti
- Kozjak
The water from the lowest lake in this group (Kozjak) eventually connects with Milanovac, the first lake in Lower Lakes group.
- Visit above links to read more about each lake (and see photos)
- check Upper Lakes location on an interactive map
Video of Upper Lakes (Kozjak):
Small photo gallery of Upper Lakes:
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- Birds Eye View of Upper Lakes @ Plitvice Lakes National Park (1937)
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- Birds Eye View of Upper Lakes @ Plitvice Lakes National Park (1968)
Another group of Lakes at Plitvice are Lower Lakes
