Šatorsko Lake ( sr, Шаторско језеро, Šatorsko jezero) is a

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

in the western part of

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 ...

located at 1488 metres above sea level, directly below Šator mountain (1872 m) in the

Dinaric Alps The Dinaric Alps (), also Dinarides, are a mountain range in Southern and Southcentral Europe, separating the continental Balkan Peninsula from the Adriatic Sea. They stretch from Italy in the northwest through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herz ...

. The lake has a

glacial A glacial period (alternatively glacial or glaciation) is an interval of time (thousands of years) within an ice age that is marked by colder temperatures and glacier advances. Interglacials, on the other hand, are periods of warmer climate betwe ...

origin and is 250 metres long and 120 metres wide, with the deepest point being 6 metres. The summer temperature is 17 °C while the source on the shore, which feeds it, is 6 °C. A few hundred metres to the north is the Bulino Vrelo

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, which is believed by the local population to have healing powers.

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Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mountain lakes Tourist attractions in Bosnia and Herzegovina {{Canton10-geo-stub

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