Holocene High Floods on the Planina Polje, Classical Dinaric Karst, Slovenia

Author

Uroš Stepišnik, University of LjubljanaFollow
Mateja Ferk, Anton Melik Geographical InstituteFollow
Luka ČernutaFollow

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Publication Date

2012

Volume Number

41

Issue Number

1

Abstract

The Planina Polje is located in the northwestern part of Notranjsko Podolje, Slovenia. Annual floods cover the flattened floor of the polje at elevation 445 m a.s.l. and reach the depth of approximately 8 meters. Loamy sediments which were found on surface and subsurface features from the inflow part of Planina Polje up to the elevations of about 495 m a.s.l., indirectly show that floods in the past must have been much more extensive than the recent ones. Radiocarbon dating of flowstone layer from such extreme floods appeared around 5,706 t +- 49 BP. The time frame of the flood roughly corresponds with the Altihermal (8,000-5,000 BP). More humid mid-Holocene climate might be the main cause for the high floods on Planina Polje.

Keywords

Geomorphology, Floods, Radiocarbon dating (14C), Dinaric Karst, Planina Polje, Planina Cave

Geographic Subject

Planina (Slovenia)

Document Type

Article

Language

English and Slovenian

Identifier

K26-00196

Recommended Citation

Stepišnik, Uroš; Ferk, Mateja; and Černuta, Luka, "Holocene High Floods on the Planina Polje, Classical Dinaric Karst, Slovenia" (2012). KIP Articles. 86.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/86