List of lakes of Kosovo
Kosovo is home to five large lakes. The largest of these is Gazivoda Lake, in the north-western part of Kosovo in the municipality of Zubin Potok. These are five of the largest lakes in Kosovo:
Lake | Area (km²) | Altit. (m) | Depth (m) | (Million m³) | Type | Characteristics | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Gazivoda Lake[1] | 9.2 | 693 | 105 | 380 | artificial | industrial reservoir (Ibar River) |
2. | Radoniq Lake | 5.06 | 113 | artificial | industrial reservoir (Sosnica) | ||
3. | Batlava Lake[1] | 3.07 | 600 | 35 | 40 | artificial | industrial reservoir (Batlava) |
4. | Badovc Lake[2] | 1.7 | 29 | 26 | artificial | industrial reservoir (Gračanka) | |
5. | Fierza Reservoir[2] | 2.46 | 295 | 128 | artificial | hydroelectric reservoir (Drin River) |
Other lakes
Other, smaller lakes are to be found in Kosovo as well. These three lakes are located in the west and are all fed by tributaries of the South Morava:
Many smaller beautiful lakes are found on the mountains (Prokletije and Šar Mountains). Leqinat lake and Small Lićenat Lake are found on Liqenat mountain, and Zemra Lake and Đeravica Lake are found near the peak of Đeravica.
See also
- Lakes portal
References
- Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; ISBN 86-01-02651-6
- Istitue of Statistics, Albania
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