Župica Lake ( sr, Жупица језеро, Župica jezero) is an artificial lake 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 ...
on the
Unac River. The Unac River rises beneath
Å ator
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
Drvar
Drvar (, ) is a town and municipality located in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 2013 census registered the municipality as having a population of 7,036. It is situated in western Bos ...
and finally meets
Una River in
Martin Brod
Martin Brod (Serbian Cyrillic: Мартин Брод) is a village in the municipality of Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is mostly known for its proximity to Una National Park, which is Bosnia and Herzegovina's largest national park.
Demogra ...
. It's dammed to form small
Prekajsko Lake and a few kilometers downstream larger Župica Lake, before it reach town of
Drvar
Drvar (, ) is a town and municipality located in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 2013 census registered the municipality as having a population of 7,036. It is situated in western Bos ...
in the municipality of
Drvar
Drvar (, ) is a town and municipality located in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 2013 census registered the municipality as having a population of 7,036. It is situated in western Bos ...
.
The lake is located upstream from
Drvar
Drvar (, ) is a town and municipality located in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 2013 census registered the municipality as having a population of 7,036. It is situated in western Bos ...
.
Župica Dam is 24.75 metres high, with a curtain length of 692 metres and a surface volume of 127,777 square metres.
See also
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List of lakes in 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
Dams in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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