Lake Prokljan ( hr, Prokljansko jezero) is a lake in the

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

n region of

Dalmatia Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see #Name, names in other languages) is one of the four historical region, historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of ...

, located near the cities of

Skradin Skradin ( it, Scardona; grc, Σκάρδων) is a small town in the Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia, with a population of 3,825 (2011 census). It is located near the Krka river and at the entrance to the Krka National Park, from Šibenik and ...

and

Šibenik Šibenik () is a historic city in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is a political, educational, transport, industrial and tourist center of Šibenik-Knin County, and is also the ...

Geography

The lake is situated in the lower reaches of the river Krka, and it covers an area of . It is not entirely closed, but is connected to the sea by a narrow channel which leads to

harbor. Its elevation above sea level is while its maximum depth is . Despite its connection to the sea, it does not have high salinity: in the lower layers its water is salty, and near the surface it is freshwater. The northern part of the lake is quite shallow, with an average depth of about 4 meters, while the southern part is deeper, with some 20 to 25 meters. The lake's major tributary is the Krka River, which has its source near the border with

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

, flows through

Knin Knin (, sr, link=no, Книн, it, link=no, Tenin) is a city in the Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia, located in the Dalmatian hinterland near the source of the river Krka, an important traffic junction on the rail and road routes between Zagr ...

and enters Prokljansko jezero near the city of

Miscellaneous

In the northern part of the lake, there is a small islet called Stipanac, a site with ruins dating from antiquity to medieval times.

Commerce

The lake is one of the local tourist attractions, especially owing to its rich offer of local specialties, such as eel and fish (''čokalica'' and ''golac'') in the nearby villages of Raslina, Prokljan, Zaton and Bilice. Another very popular tourist destination is

Krka National Park Krka National Park ( hr, Nacionalni park Krka) is one of the Croatian national parks, named after the river Krka (ancient Greek: ''Kyrikos'') that it encloses. It is located along the middle-lower course of the Krka River in central Dalmatia, i ...

, situated some fifteen kilometers from

, which attracts about 700,000 visitors every year.

References

External links

{{Hydrography of Croatia Prokljan Landforms of Šibenik-Knin County