Croatia · about 33 km from Knin
Izvor Krnjeze
- Max depth106 m
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialExperienced divers
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- Fill stationDiving Center Pongo (Primošten)Air, nitrox (30–36%), oxygen and helium (ask); stage cylinders and 3-litre rebreather cylindersRoute ↗
What it looks like
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The dive
The Krnjeza is a right tributary of the Krupa (Zrmanja basin), and its water is clean enough to drink. The spring is one of Croatia's ten deepest karst springs.
Profile and sections
The Krnjeza is a right tributary of the Krupa (Zrmanja basin), and its water is clean enough to drink.
The spring is one of Croatia's ten deepest karst springs. It has been explored since 1968 (Garašić et al.); the sump was reached in 2000.
- Depth and profile
- Sump: -32 m (2003) · -98 m (Luigi Casati, expedition 'Zrmanjin Buk 2008') · -106 m known (Wikipedia); Garašić: 'over 100 m'
- Configuration
- Profile not published — expedition only.
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Deep sump; no point.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Configuration unknown — research beforehand
- Goes down to 106 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
Spring at Krnješka Glava in the Bukovica; the Krnjeza joins the Krupa after ~600 m. Access details are missing; in 1966 high water blocked the cave.
Around Izvor Krnjeze
Fills1 fill station · 68 km
Diving Center Pongo (Primošten)
Raduča ul. 11, 22202 Primošten
Air, nitrox (30–36%), oxygen and helium (ask); stage cylinders and 3-litre rebreather cylinders
Not stated — ask
Dive centre with two Bauer compressors and a nitrox and trimix blender; TDI tech courses up to normoxic trimix and gas blender.
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