It flows from a hanging valley in Triglav National Park into the glacial Vrata Valley, where the water of Peričnik Creek then flows into Bistrica Creek.[1] The larger, lower waterfall is usually simply known as Peričnik Falls.A view of both falls is possible by crossing Bistrica Creek and ascending the scree slope a few dozen meters.The name Peričnik (in the local dialect also Perečnik) is ultimately derived from the verb prati, which originally meant 'to strike, beat'.It also refers to water falling over a steep cliff (cf.