Badovc Lake or Badovac Lake ( sq, Liqeni i Badovcit, sr-cyr, Грачаничко језеро or Бадовачко језеро) is an artificial reservoirs on the river
Graçanka two kilometers above
Graçanica, Kosovo, built in 1963–1966 in order to supply city of
Prishtina with water. The dam height of 52 m, a width of 246 m, was built in Badovac ravine below Androvac mountains, near the mine "Rainwater".
When it is full, the lake is long and up to wide, maximum depth is 30 m, a total volume of 26 million cubic meters of water. The lake has a
catchment area
In human geography, a catchment area is the area from which a location, such as a city, service or institution, attracts a population that uses its services and economic opportunities. Catchment areas may be defined based on from where people are ...
of . In February 2014, water levels were threatened, due to a very dry winter.
During its construction displaced the Kosovan village of
Novosellë, in Gaza waters of the lake, and
Badovc, below the dam. With them were sunken remains of the old church of
St. Archangel Church and cemetery in Novosellë.
See also
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Water in PristinaGračanica uskoro bez vode?
References
External links
Lakes of Kosovo
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