Bileća Lake ( sr, Билећко jезеро, Bilećko jezero) is an artificial lake located in the municipality of
Bileća, in the entity of
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Feder ...
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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 ...
, its length forming part of the
Montenegrin border thus a small part being within Montenegro. The manmade lake was created by building the
Grančarevo Dam an arch dam across the
Trebišnjica River, which was built in 1968. It lies in the upper and central part of Trebsinjica valley, 17 km from Trebinje town and is one of the largest lakes in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Geography
Bileća Lake is a large man made lake on the Trebišnjica River, which was created in 1968. This is the only source of surface water in an area which is subject to
extreme weather
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conditions in winter and also in summer.
Čepelica is its small tributary in Bileća Rudine and is stated to be the best known subterranean river in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies in the Upper and central part of Trebsinjica valley 17 km from Trebinje is one of the largest lakes in the country.
The landscape of the district where the lake is situated consists of limestone mountains with bare karst formations
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
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Lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lower Horizons Hydroelectric Power Stations System
Trebišnjica
Trebišnjica river damming and regulation controversy
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