PRESIHAJOCA JEZERA NA PIVSKEM 11 – VELIKO ZAGORSKO JEZERO
INTERMITTENT LAKES IN THE PIVKA BASIN 11 – VELIKO ZAGORSKO JEZERO
V pivski kotlini se nahaja 18 obicajno pojavljajocih se jezer. Proti severozahodu si sledijo Sembijsko jezero, Kalsko jezero, Laneno jezero, Backo jezero, Kljunov ribnik, Veliki dol (za Kalcem), Veliko in Malo Zagorsko jezero, Veliko in Malo Drskovsko jezero, Parsko jezero, Radohovsko jezero, Klenski dol, Palsko jezero, Petelinjsko jezero, Krajnikov dol in Jeredovce.
There are as many as 18 regular lakes in the Pivka basin. Towards the northwest the following lakes occur: Sembijsko jezero, Kalsko jezero, Laneno jezero, Backo jezero, Kljunov ribnik, Veliki dol (za Kalcem), Malo Zagorsko jezero, Veliko Zagorsko jezero, Veliko Drskovsko jezero, Malo Drskovsko jezero, Parsko jezero, Radohovsko jezero, Klenski dol, Palsko jezero, Petelinjsko jezero, Krajnikov dol and Jeredovce.
Vzhodno od tod lezi Veliko Zagorsko jezero. Njegovo dno je 5 m visje, zato jezero nastaja mnogo bolj poredko. V blago uleknjenem dnu doseze globina jezera obicajno le en meter, povrsina pa je priblizno pol manjsa kot v Malem Zagorskem jezeru. Kljub temu to jezero nosi ime »Veliko«, v njem je namrec vec obdelovalne zemlje, ki je tudi manj namocena (Habic 2005). Novembra 2000 je gladina Velikega Zagorskega jezera za 1 meter presegla srednji vodostaj in je dosegla visino 551 m.
To the east of Malo Zagorsko jezero, lies another lake, called Veliko Zagorsko jezero. Its bottom lies 5 m higher, which means that flooding is much less frequent. In its slightly curved bottom, the lake usually reaches a depth of 1 m, while its surface area is approximately half the size of Malo Zagorsko jezero. Nevertheless, the lake has been named “Veliko” (Greater), however on the grounds that there is more arable land in its depression, which is also less wet (Habic 2005). In November 2000, the water level exceeded the average value by 1 m and reached an elevation of 551 m asl.
Vir / source: Gregor Kovacic & Spela Habic, Kraska presihajoca jezera Pivke (JZ Slovenija) ob visokih vodah novembra 2000 Intermittent karst lakes of Pivka basin (SW Slovenia) during high waters in november 2000, Acta carsologica, 34/3, 5, 619-649, Ljubljana, 2005