List of lakes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Natural lakes in Bosnia and Herzegovina take 61.5 km², 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 lake
in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with surface area varying between 2.5 and 6 km², and Buško Blato
lake with its size of 56.7 km² is the biggest artificial accumulation in Bosnia and Herzegovina; however it is forgotten that this lake was made from accumulation of water from the Buško Blato marshland, earlier natural slough
and morass
system. The total size of all lakes is 1/10 as large as the world average. Because of this, natural lakes in Bosnia and Herzegovina are not economically important.
It is assumed that the natural lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina are younger than 9000 years, unlike the other European lakes. This was concluded after the explorations of absolute age of the lake silt.
It was written in older literature that the mountain lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina were made because of glacial movements
, and the lower altitude lakes of river
flows in combination with glaciations, but many other facts were unattended.
In the mountain parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina animal husbandry had a crucial impact on lakes. Every ranch had its own lake which served as a cattle watering-place. If there were no natural lakes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, then the artificial lakes were made, for example Jugovo Lake
at Zelengora
mountain.
Unlike the mountain lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Plivsko Lake was made of a natural chemical precipitate of carbonate minerals
and forming travertine
sediment
in the process. The subsistence of these lakes is highly threatened by urbanisation, which began in the 1960s.
Hutovo Blato
was made in the valley of the Neretva
river and its subsistence depends of the energy
and meliorative attempts in the underflow of Neretva
river. Ichthyological
research of natural lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina began in 1924 and that research determined good natural
and biological opportunities for the fish farming
.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. Buško Blato
Buško Blato
Buško Blato is an accumulation lake located on the south side of Livanjsko Polje and northwest of Duvajnsko Polje in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
is the largest lake, its size being 56.7 km². Blidinje
Blidinje
Blidinje is a Nature park in Bosnia and Herzegovina, established on 30 April 1995.- Geography and hydrology :It is a spacious valley, 3–5 km long, situated at an elevation of 1.150-1.300 meters a.s.l., between Čvrsnica and Vran mountains with a total area of 364 km² and 3 municipalities...
lake is the largest natural mountain lake
Mountain Lake
Mountain Lake may refer to a location in North America:United States* Mountain Lake, Florida, a private community created in 1915* Mountain Lake, Minnesota, a town in Cottonwood County* Mountain Lake Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota...
in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with surface area varying between 2.5 and 6 km², and Buško Blato
Buško Blato
Buško Blato is an accumulation lake located on the south side of Livanjsko Polje and northwest of Duvajnsko Polje in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
lake with its size of 56.7 km² is the biggest artificial accumulation in Bosnia and Herzegovina; however it is forgotten that this lake was made from accumulation of water from the Buško Blato marshland, earlier natural slough
Slough
Slough is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Royal Berkshire, England. The town straddles the A4 Bath Road and the Great Western Main Line, west of central London...
and morass
Morass
Morass may refer to:*Marsh, a wetland*Morass...
system. The total size of all lakes is 1/10 as large as the world average. Because of this, natural lakes in Bosnia and Herzegovina are not economically important.
It is assumed that the natural lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina are younger than 9000 years, unlike the other European lakes. This was concluded after the explorations of absolute age of the lake silt.
It was written in older literature that the mountain lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina were made because of glacial movements
Glacial lake
A glacial lake is a lake with origins in a melted glacier. Near the end of the last glacial period, roughly 10,000 years ago, glaciers began to retreat. A retreating glacier often left behind large deposits of ice in hollows between drumlins or hills. As the ice age ended, these melted to create...
, and the lower altitude lakes of river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
flows in combination with glaciations, but many other facts were unattended.
In the mountain parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina animal husbandry had a crucial impact on lakes. Every ranch had its own lake which served as a cattle watering-place. If there were no natural lakes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, then the artificial lakes were made, for example Jugovo Lake
Jugovo Lake
Jugovo Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Zelengora....
at Zelengora
Zelengora
Zelengora is a mountain within the Sutjeska National Park in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has an altitude of 2,014 metres ....
mountain.
Unlike the mountain lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Plivsko Lake was made of a natural chemical precipitate of carbonate minerals
Carbonate minerals
Carbonate minerals are those minerals containing the carbonate ion: CO32-.-Anhydrous carbonates:*Calcite group: Trigonal**Calcite CaCO3**Gaspeite CO3**Magnesite MgCO3**Otavite CdCO3**Rhodochrosite MnCO3**Siderite FeCO3**Smithsonite ZnCO3...
and forming travertine
Travertine
Travertine is a form of limestone deposited by mineral springs, especially hot springs. Travertine often has a fibrous or concentric appearance and exists in white, tan, and cream-colored varieties. It is formed by a process of rapid precipitation of calcium carbonate, often at the mouth of a hot...
sediment
Sediment
Sediment is naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of fluids such as wind, water, or ice, and/or by the force of gravity acting on the particle itself....
in the process. The subsistence of these lakes is highly threatened by urbanisation, which began in the 1960s.
Hutovo Blato
Hutovo Blato
Hutovo Blato is a nature reserve and bird reserve located in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is primarily composed of marshlands that were created by the underground aquifer system of the Krupa River. It is fed from the limestone massif of Ostrvo that divides the Deransko lake and Svitavsko lake.The...
was made in the valley of the Neretva
Neretva
Neretva is the largest river of the eastern part of the Adriatic basin. It has been harnessed and controlled to a large extent by four HE power-plants with large dams and their storage lakes, but it is still recognized for its natural beauty, diversity of its landscape and visual...
river and its subsistence depends of the energy
Energy
In physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems...
and meliorative attempts in the underflow of Neretva
Neretva
Neretva is the largest river of the eastern part of the Adriatic basin. It has been harnessed and controlled to a large extent by four HE power-plants with large dams and their storage lakes, but it is still recognized for its natural beauty, diversity of its landscape and visual...
river. Ichthyological
Ichthyology
Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish. This includes skeletal fish , cartilaginous fish , and jawless fish...
research of natural lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina began in 1924 and that research determined good natural
Natural
Natural is an adjective that refers to Nature.Natural may refer too:In science and mathematics:* Natural transformation, category theory in mathematics* Natural foods...
and biological opportunities for the fish farming
Fish farming
Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture, while other methods may fall under mariculture. Fish farming involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures, usually for food. A facility that releases young fish into the wild for recreational fishing or to supplement a species'...
.
List of lakes
| Lake | Origin | Municipality/Town/Village/Mountain |
|---|---|---|
| Aligovac Lake Aligovac Lake Aligovac Lake is a lake in the municipality of Nevesinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It covers an area of 40 hectares.... |
Natural | Nevesinje |
| Balkana Lake Balkana Lake Balkana Lake is a lake in the municipality of Mrkonjić Grad, eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina.... |
* Natural/Artificial | Mrkonjić Grad |
| Bara Lake | ||
| Bardača Lake Bardača Lake Bardača Lake is a lake in the municipality of Srbac, northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies about 30 kilometres from Banja Luka.... |
Natural | Srbac |
| Bašigovaćko Lake Bašigovaćko Lake Bašigovaćko Lake is a lake in the municipality of Živinice, eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:... |
Natural | Živinice |
| Bijelo Lake Bijelo Lake Bijelo Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Treskavica.... |
Natural | Treskavica |
| Bijelo Lake Bijelo Lake Bijelo Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Treskavica.... |
Natural | Zelengora |
| Bilećko Lake Bilećko Lake Bilećko Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Bileća.... |
Artificial | Bileća |
| Bistarac Lake Bistarac Lake Bistarac Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Lukavac.... |
Natural | Lukavac |
| Blatačko Lake Blatačko Lake Blatačko Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is partly located in the municipality of Konjic.... |
Natural | Konjic/Bjelašnica |
| Blidinje Blidinje Blidinje is a Nature park in Bosnia and Herzegovina, established on 30 April 1995.- Geography and hydrology :It is a spacious valley, 3–5 km long, situated at an elevation of 1.150-1.300 meters a.s.l., between Čvrsnica and Vran mountains with a total area of 364 km² and 3 municipalities... |
Natural | Posušje/Vran |
| Bočac Lake Bočac Lake Bočac Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Banja luka.... |
Artificial | Banja Luka |
| Boračko Lake Boračko Lake Boračko Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is partly located in the municipality of Konjic.... |
Natural | Konjic/Glavatičevo |
| Breštica Lake Breštica Lake Breštica Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Banovići.... |
Natural | Banovići |
| Bukvensko Lake | ||
| Busača Lake | ||
| Busija Lake Busija Lake Busija Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Glamoč.... |
Natural | Glamoč |
| Buško Blato Buško Blato Buško Blato is an accumulation lake located on the south side of Livanjsko Polje and northwest of Duvajnsko Polje in Bosnia and Herzegovina... |
Artificial | Livno |
| Bužimsko Lake Bužimsko Lake Bužimsko Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Buzim.... |
Artificial | Bužim |
| Crno Lake Crno Lake Black Lake is a lake in Žabljak municipality, in northern Montenegro.It is a glacial lake, located on the Mount Durmitor, on an altitude of 1,416 m. It is 3 km away from the town of Žabljak.... |
Natural | Treskavica |
| Crvenjak Lake Crvenjak Lake Crvenjak Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Cvrsnica.... |
Natural | Čvrsnica |
| Deransko Lake Deransko Lake Deransko Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Hutovo Blato.... |
Natural | Hutovo Blato |
| Donje Bare Donje Bare Donje Bare is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Zelengora.-References:... |
Natural | Zelengora |
| Drenova Lake Drenova Lake Drenova Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Prnjavor.... |
Natural | Prnjavor |
| Drijen Vrelo Drijen Vrelo Drijen Vrelo is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Hutovo Blato.-References:... |
Natural | Hutovo Blato |
| Glamočko Lake Glamočko Lake Glamočko Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Glamoč.... |
Natural | Glamoč |
| Gornje Bare Gornje Bare Gornje Bare is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Zelengora.-References:... |
Natural | Zelengora |
| Grabovičko Lake Grabovičko Lake Grabovičko Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Jablanica.... |
Artificial | Jablanica |
| Grahovčići Lake Grahovčići Lake Grahovčići Lake is a part artificial, part natural lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Travnik.... |
* Artificial/Natural | Travnik |
| Grajseljići Lake Grajseljići Lake Grajseljići Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Ulog.... |
Artificial | Ulog |
| Gubinsko Lake | ||
| Gvozno Lake Gvozno Lake Gvozno Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Ulog.... |
Natural | Ulog |
| Hazna Lake Hazna Lake Hazna Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Gradacac.... |
Artificial | Gradačac |
| Hrast Lake Hrast Lake Hrast Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Glamoč.... |
Natural | Glamoč |
| Humci Lake Humci Lake Humci Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Celic.... |
Čelić | |
| Idovačko Lake Idovačko Lake Idovačko Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Radusa.... |
Natural | Raduša |
| Jablaničko Lake | Artificial | Jablanica/Konjic |
| Jelim Lake Jelim Lake Jelim Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Hutovo Blato.... |
Natural | Hutovo Blato |
| Jelovac Lake | ||
| Jugovo Lake Jugovo Lake Jugovo Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Zelengora.... |
Natural | Zelengora |
| Kalemovo Lake | ||
| Kladopoljsko Lake Kladopoljsko Lake Kladopoljsko Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Zelengora.... |
Natural | Zelengora |
| Klinje Lake Klinje Lake Klinje Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Gacko.... |
Artificial | Gacko |
| Kotlaničko Lake Kotlaničko Lake Kotlaničko Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Zelengora.... |
Natural | Zelengora |
| Krenica Lake | Natural | Drinovačko field |
| Kukavičko Lake Kukavičko Lake Kukavičko Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Kupres.... |
Natural | Kupres |
| Kvrkulja Lake | ||
| Laminci Lake Laminci Lake Laminci Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Gradiška.... |
Natural | Gradiška |
| Lipsko Lake Lipsko Lake Lipsko Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Livno.... |
Artificial | Livno |
| Mali Lug Mali Lug Mali Lug is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D32 highway.... |
* Artificial/Natural | Fojnica |
| Malo Lake | ||
| Malo Plivsko Lake Malo Plivsko Lake Malo Plivsko Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Jajce.... |
Natural | Jajce |
| Mandek Lake Mandek Lake Mandek Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Livno.... |
Artificial | Livno |
| Mezgraja Lake Mezgraja Lake Mezgraja Lake is a part artificial, part natural lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Ugljevik.... |
* Artificial/Natural | Ugljevik |
| Mijino Lake | ||
| Modračko Lake Modračko Lake Modračko Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Lukavac.... |
Artificial | Lukavac |
| Mostarsko Lake Mostarsko Lake Mostarsko Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Mostar.... |
Artificial | Mostar |
| Nuga Lake Nuga Lake Nuga Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Tihaljina.... |
Artificial | Tihaljina |
| Orah Lake Orah Lake Orah Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Hutovo Blato.... |
Natural | Hutovo Blato |
| Orlovo Lake Orlovo Lake Orlovo Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Ozren.... |
Ozren | |
| Oličko Lake | ||
| Opačićko Lake | ||
| Orlovačko Lake Orlovačko Lake Orlovačko Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Zelengora.... |
Natural | Zelengora |
| Panonsko Lake Panonsko Lake Panonsko Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Tuzla.... |
Artificial | Tuzla |
| Pasje Lake | ||
| Paučko Lake Paučko Lake Paučko Lake is part artificial, part natural lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Kladanj.... |
* Natural/Artificial | Kladanj |
| Pelagićevo Lake Pelagićevo Lake Pelagićevo Lake is a part artificial, part natural lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Pelagićevo.... |
* Artificial/Natural | Pelagićevo |
| Peručaćko Lake Peručaćko Lake Peručaćko Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Perucac.... |
Artificial | Peručac |
| Pijavičko Lake | ||
| Platno Lake Platno Lake Platno Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Treskavica.... |
Natural | Treskavica |
| Popovača Lake | ||
| Prekajsko Lake Prekajsko Lake Prekajsko Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Drvar.... |
Artificial | Drvar |
| Prokoško Lake Prokoško Lake Prokoško Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Vranica.-External links:*... |
Natural | Vranica |
| Radovan Lake Radovan Lake Radovan Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Gornji Vakuf.... |
Artificial | Gornji Vakuf |
| Ramsko Lake Ramsko Lake Ramsko Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Prozor.... |
Artificial | Prozor |
| Ramičko Lake Ramičko Lake Ramičko Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Banovići.... |
Natural | Banovići |
| Rastičevsko Lake Rastičevsko Lake Rastičevsko Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Kupres.... |
Natural | Kupres |
| Salakovačko Lake Salakovačko Lake Salakovačko Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is partly located in the municipality of Mostar.... |
Artificial | Mostar/Salakovac |
| Sniježnica Sniježnica Sniježnica is a mountain located in the southernmost part of Croatia, north of the Konavle region. The eponymous highest peak is 1,234 m.a.s.l.-References:... |
Artificial | Teočak |
| Starača Lake | ||
| Šatorsko Lake Šatorsko Lake Šatorsko Lake or Šatorsko Jezero is a lake in the western regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina at 1488 meters a.s.l. below Šator mountain in the Dinaric Alps.... |
Natural | Šator |
| Šićki Brod Lake Šićki Brod Lake Šićki Brod Lake is a part artificial, part natural lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Šićki Brod.... |
* Artificial/Natural | Šićki Brod |
| Škrka Lake Škrka Lake Škrka Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located within the municipality of Hutovo Blato.... |
Natural | Hutovo Blato |
| Štirinsko Lake Štirinsko Lake Štirinsko Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Zelengora.... |
Natural | Zelengora |
| Trebinjsko Lake Trebinjsko Lake Trebinjsko Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Trebinje.... |
Artificial | Trebinje |
| Tribistovo Lake Tribistovo Lake Tribistovo Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Posusje.... |
Artificial | Posušje |
| Turjača Lake | Natural | Kupres |
| Uloško Lake Uloško Lake Uloško Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Ulog.... |
Natural | Ulog |
| Vareš Lake Vareš Lake Vareš Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Vares.... |
* Artificial/Natural | Vareš |
| Velež Lake Velež Lake Velež Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Velež.... |
Velež | |
| Veliki Lug Veliki Lug Veliki Lug is a part artificial, part natural lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Fojnica.... |
* Artificial/Natural | Fojnica |
| Veliko Lake Veliko Lake Veliko Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Treskavica.... |
Natural | Treskavica |
| Veliko Plivsko Lake Veliko Plivsko Lake Veliko Plivsko Lake is a part artificial, part natural lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Jajce.... |
* Natural/Artificial | Jajce |
| Vidara Lake Vidara Lake Vidara Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Gradacac.... |
Artificial | Gradačac |
| Vijenac Lake Vijenac Lake Vijenac Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Banovići.... |
* Natural/Artificial | Banovići |
| Višegradsko Lake Višegradsko Lake Višegradsko Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Visegrad.-References:... |
Višegrad | |
| Vrtliško Lake Vrtliško Lake Vrtliško Lake is a part artificial, part natural lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Kakanj.... |
* Artificial/Natural | Kakanj |
| Zanasovići Lake Zanasovići Lake Zanasovići Lake is a part artificial, part natural lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Bugojno.... |
* Artificial/Natural | Bugojno |
| Zvorničko Lake Zvorničko Lake Zvorničko Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Zvornik.... |
Artificial | Zvornik |
| Ždrimačko Lake Ždrimačko Lake Ždrimačko Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Gornji Vakuf.... |
Gornji Vakuf | |
| Župica Lake Župica Lake Župica Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Unac River flows into the lake, which is located downstream from Drvar. Župica Dam is 24.75 metres high, with a curtain length of 692 metres and a surface volume of 127,777 square metres.... |
- * Artificial/Natural - Abandoned surface mineshaft subsequently flooded with underground wells;
- * Natural/Artificial - Of natural origin with a subsequent works on regulating the quantity of water and/or increasing depth and/or arranging the environment.