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 | 455 | 30 | 113 | artificial | industrial reservoir (Sosnica) |
| 3. | Lake Batllava[1] | 3.07 | 600 | 35 | 40 | artificial | industrial reservoir (Batllava) |
| 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) |
- Gazivoda Lake is shared between Kosovo and Serbia. The total area of the lake is 11.9 km2, while Serbia has less than one fourth of it (2.7 km2).
- Fierza Lake is shared between Kosovo and Albania. The total area of the lake is 73 km2, while Kosovo only encompasses 2.46 km2 of it.
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 (Accursed Mountains and Šar Mountains). Leqinat lake and Little Liqenat Lake are found on Liqenat mountain, and Zemra Lake and Gjeravica Lake are found near the peak of Gjeravica.
See also
References
- ^ a b Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; ISBN 86-01-02651-6
- ^ a b Istitue of Statistics, Albania
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