Skakavac Waterfall, Natural waterfall in Foča Municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Skakavac Waterfall is a cascading waterfall in Foča Municipality that plunges over steep limestone rock faces. The white water stream drops significantly and can be viewed from multiple angles along the surrounding terrain.
Skakavac is a waterfall on the Perućica creek, which cuts through the Perućica primeval forest of beech and spruce beneath Maglić (2,386 m), the highest peak in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Near the middle of its course the stream drops about 75 metres from a karstic limestone precipice into the lower valley, reaching its confluence with the Sutjeska river in the Tjentište valley. The forest around it is regulated as a Strict Nature Reserve within Sutjeska National Park.
The name Skakavac means "grasshopper" in Serbian, referring to the leaping motion of the water as it falls about 75 metres from the karstic limestone cliff. The waterfall lies within Perućica, a beech and spruce forest regulated as a Strict Nature Reserve in Sutjeska National Park, beneath Maglić, the country's highest peak at 2,386 m.
The waterfall lies in the Perućica Strict Nature Reserve within Sutjeska National Park, on the Perućica creek beneath Maglić, reached on foot through the reserve. The stream drops about 75 metres from a karstic limestone precipice into the valley of Tjentište, where it meets the Sutjeska river. Sturdy footwear helps on the forest paths.
The name Skakavac means "grasshopper" in Serbian, referring to the way the water leaps off the karstic limestone edge. The fall drops roughly 75 metres from an upper hanging valley into the lower valley, where the Perućica creek continues toward its confluence with the Sutjeska near Tjentište.
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