Zvornik Lake ( sr, Зворничко језеро, bs, Zvorničko jezero) is an

artificial lake A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...

located on the border 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 ...

and

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

. It was created after construction of a hydroelectric power station in 1954 on the

Drina The Drina ( sr-Cyrl, Дрина, ) is a long Balkans river, which forms a large portion of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. It is the longest tributary of the Sava River and the longest karst river in the Dinaric Alps whi ...

river.

Tourism

There is a large number of cottages and tourist catering facilities around the lake. The lake is suitable for summer vacations, sport and recreational activities on the water and fishing. Zvornik Lake is also suitable for rafting, sailing and swimming.

Wildlife

The lake is known for the large

wels catfish The wels catfish ( or ; ''Silurus glanis''), also called sheatfish or just wels, is a large species of catfish native to wide areas of central, southern, and eastern Europe, in the basins of the Baltic, Black and Caspian Seas. It has been introd ...

es. It is believed that the depths of the lake are inhabited by the gigantic catfishes, up to long with a weight of over . Such large specimens have not been caught yet and in July 2017 divers were employed to explore part of the lake. The waters of the lake are murky and at the depths of , the visibility is zero. The divers reached , but didn't discover such large fishes, though a few days before the dive, a specimen long which weighed was caught near the mouth of the Boranja River. Since 1998, an annual catfish hunt festivity ''Somovijada'', has been held. The heaviest fish caught in the lake measured .

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Lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina Lakes of Serbia History of Zvornik {{Serbia-geo-stub

Tourism

Wildlife

See also

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