Badovc Lake is an artificial reservoir on the river
Gračanka, two kilometers above
Gračanica, built between 1963 and 1966 to supply the city of
Pristina
Pristina or Prishtina ( , ), . is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and District of Pristina, district.
In antiquity, the area of Pristina was part of the Dardanian Kingdo ...
with water. The dam, with a height of 52 m and a width of 246 m, was built in Badovc ravine below
Gollak mountains, near the "Rainwater" mine.
When full, the lake is long and up to wide, with a maximum depth of 30 m and a total volume of 26 million cubic meters of water. The lake has a
catchment area
A catchment area in human geography, is the area from which a location, such as a city, service or institution, attracts a population that uses its services and economic opportunities. Catchment areas may be defined based on from where people are ...
of . In February 2014, water levels were threatened, due to a very dry winter.
Gallery
See also
*
List of lakes of Kosovo
Kosovo is home to five large lakes. The largest of these is Gazivoda Lake, in the north-western part of Kosovo in the municipality of Zubin Potok. These are five of the largest lakes in Kosovo:
*Gazivoda Lake is shared between Kosovo and Serbi ...
*
Lake Batllava
*
Water in Pristina
References
External links
Lakes of Kosovo
{{Kosovo topics