The Plitvice Lakes waterfall system in Plitvice Lakes National Park — a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979 — comprises 16 terraced lakes connected by a cascade of over 90 individual waterfalls across a 8-kilometre stretch of the Mala Rijeka and Crna Rijeka rivers. The largest single drop, the Veliki Slap (Great Waterfall), plunges 78 metres and is Croatia's tallest waterfall. What makes Plitvice unique is the vivid turquoise-to-emerald colouring of the lake water, caused by unusually high concentrations of dissolved minerals and algae that shift with season and light conditions. Spring snowmelt (April–May) delivers peak flow and the most dramatic cascades; early morning visits minimize crowds on the boardwalk network.
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