Vipava meander at Dombrava
Below Dornberk the Vipava winds across the plain in many meanders, and near the hamlet of Dombrava floods have scoured deep pools on the bends. From a shallow entry on the right-hand bend you can dive upstream past the deepest pool of about 5 m and a faster shallow stretch to a pool on the left-hand bend, home to a wels catfish of around 2 m that shuns divers and cameras. Downstream there are several more pools between weedy shallows. Carp and smaller fish live here, and the bottom is clay with gravel, rocks and fallen trees. The sheet warns of First World War remains, some of them dangerous.
depth: 0–5 m