Preodačko Lake ( sr-cyrl, Преодачко језеро) is an artificial lake of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
on the
Unac River
The Unac ( sr-cyrl, Унац) is a sinking river in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It rises beneath Šator mountain, flows through the municipality of Drvar and finally meets Una River in Martin Brod. Also runs through two deep and rugged karstic cany ...
.
The Unac River rises beneath
Šator
Šator ( sr-cyrl, Шатор) is a mountain in the Dinaric Alps, in the western regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name ''šator'' means "tent". The highest peak Veliki Šator is above sea level. Dimensions of the mountain are some in the wes ...
mountain, flows through the municipality of
Bosansko Grahovo
Bosansko Grahovo ( sr-cyr, Босанско Грахово) is a town and the seat of the Municipality of Bosansko Grahovo in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in western ...
and
Drvar
Drvar (, ) is a town and the seat of the Municipality of Drvar in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the road between Bosansko Grahovo an ...
and finally meets
Una River in
Martin Brod
Martin Brod ( sr-Cyrl, Мартин Брод) is a village in the Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, municipality of Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
It is mostly known for its proximity to Una National Park, which is Bosnia and Herzegovina ...
. It's created by damming the Unac a kilometer or so from its source in the field called ''Preodačko Polje'', where the river formed a small natural marsh. A few kilometres downstream a larger
Župica Lake
Župica Lake () is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Unac River. The Unac River rises beneath Šator mountain, flows through the municipality of Drvar and finally meets Una (Sava), Una River in Martin Brod. It's dammed to form sm ...
(also known as Prekajsko Lake) is created with a constriction of second, bigger dam. Both lakes serve for water supply only. From here the river Unaç flows through town of
Drvar
Drvar (, ) is a town and the seat of the Municipality of Drvar in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the road between Bosansko Grahovo an ...
, and ''Drvarsko
Polje
A polje, also called karst polje or karst field, is a large flat plain found in karstic geological regions of the world, with areas usually in the range of 5–400 km2 (2–154 sq mi). The name derives from the Slavic languages, ...
'' in the municipality of Drvar, where it enters confines of
Una National Park
Una National Park ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Национални парк Уна, Nacionalni park Una) was established on 29 May 2008 around the rivers Una (Sava), Upper Una River, Krka (Una), Krka and the Unac River, Unac. It is Bosnia and Herzegovina's ...
, and after passing through a canyon it meat the Una in town of Martin Brod.
See also
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List of lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural lakes in Bosnia and Herzegovina take , which is a little more than 0.12% of the total surface area of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Buško Blato is the largest lake, its size being 56.7 km2. Blidinje lake is the largest natural mountain ...
References
Lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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