Photo: Croq · CC BY-SA 3.0Lešće is the reservoir of the Lešće hydroelectric plant on the lower Dobra, near Generalski Stol in Karlovac County. It is a long, narrow lake that fills the river’s valley above the dam.
History
The power plant began working in 2010, the first hydroelectric plant built in Croatia since independence. Its effect on the river below has been contested: people along the Dobra have protested about eroded banks and damage to plants and animals, and the power company now has to warn the county emergency centre and the public before the turbines are started.
Nature
The lower Dobra is one of the few Croatian rivers with fish such as pike, chub and barbel, and the river is rich in birds.
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Tips
Below the dam the Dobra can rise suddenly when the turbines start, so heed the warnings if you are by the river downstream. The river flows on past the spa of Lešće, parallel to the Kupa and the Mrežnica.
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Sources & data
- Croatia's 2022 Water Framework Directive reporting to the EEA: lake water bodies (SWB, category LW), field cArea, European Environment Agency (WISE WFD), reported by Croatia, 2022
- Wikipedia: Dobra (Kupa), Wikimedia Foundation
- A few hundred rally in protest against detrimental effects of Lešće power plant, Total Croatia News