Modrac Lake (
Bosnian: Jezero Modrac) is an artificial lake in
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 in the municipality of
Lukavac
Lukavac ( sr-cyrl, Лукавац) is a city located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 12,061 inhabitants, with 44,520 inha ...
, it is home to many species of fish and is popular with fishermen.
A 2005 effort to turn it into a tourist attraction was unsuccessful because of local government neglect and inhabitants' practice of dumping garbage on the shore. The resulting disease and
bacteria
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one Cell (biology), biological cell. They constitute a large domain (biology), domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometr ...
made it undesirable for swimming. As a result, tourists lost interest in the lake.
A cable car for goods transport crosses Modrac Lake.
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
Modracko_Jezero_Morning.JPG, East side of Lake Modrac
Modrac,_14_km_dlouha_dulni_lanovka_vedouci_k_elektrarne_Luka.jpg, Cable car over Modrac Lake
Jezero Modrac SSME 4x4.png, Modrac Lake
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