Lake Dubrava ( hr, Dubravsko jezero) is a

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on the

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in northern

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. It is administratively divided between

Međimurje County Međimurje County (; hr, Međimurska županija ; hu, Muraköz megye) is a triangle-shaped Counties of Croatia, county in the northernmost part of Croatia, roughly corresponding to the historical and geographical region of Međimurje (region), ...

and

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, and is bordered by the municipalities of Prelog, Sveti Đurđ and Veliki Bukovec. The Drava flows into the reservoir near the town of Prelog, while the

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is located near the village of Sveta Marija. It is the largest of four reservoirs built on the Drava, the other three being

Lake Ptuj Lake Ptuj (; sl, Ptujsko jezero) is a reservoir on the Drava River southeast of the town of Ptuj in eastern Slovenia. It is the largest reservoir in Slovenia and was created in 1978 when a dam for the Formin hydroelectric power plant was buil ...

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, Lake Ormož on the Croatian-Slovenian border, and Lake Varaždin. Lakes Ormož, Varaždin and Dubrava form the Hydro North group of reservoirs and

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s run by the HEP Group. Lake Dubrava serves the Dubrava Hydro Power Plant, which was built in 1989. With an area of 17.1 km², it is the second largest lake overall in Croatia, and also the country's largest artificial lake.Lakes of Croatia
The town of Prelog is the only settlement on the shores of the lake, with other nearby villages including Otok,

Oporovec Oporovec ( hu, Drávafüred) is a village in Međimurje County, Croatia. The village is located in the southern part of the county, just over 20 kilometres from the county seat, Čakovec. Close to the village is Lake Dubrava, a reservoir on the Dr ...

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Populated places in Međimurje County {{Međimurje-geo-stub ...

and Sveta Marija in Međimurje County, as well as Hrženica and

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in Varaždin County. Lake Dubrava takes its name from the village of Donja Dubrava, which is located next to the place where the lake's outflow

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meets the natural flow of the Drava, around 6 kilometres from the dam.

Tourism

Lake Dubrava is a popular destination for anglers. Near the town of Prelog, there is also a small

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on the lake, with a number of

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s and a small

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for

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s on the shores of the Drava nearby.

References

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Tourism

See also

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