The Sopotnica river springs at an altitude of and flows down the slopes of the Jadovnik mountain to . The waterfall is loud, especially in spring when the snow melts. During winter, the waterfall partially freezes. The falling of the water begins almost right after the source, over the tufa terraces. The highest section is the Veliki Vodopad (Big Waterfall), with . There used to be much higher waterfalls, but local residents exploited the tufa stones during history, destroying waterfalls.