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:
LakeArea (km2)Altit. (m)Depth (m)(Million m3)TypeCharacteristics1.Gazivoda LakeJovan Đ. Marković (1990): Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; 9.2693105380 artificialindustrial reservoir (Ibar River)2.Radoniq Lake5.0645530113 artificialindustrial reservoir (Sosnica)3.Lake Batllava3.076003540artificialindustrial reservoir (Batllava)4.Badovc LakeIstitue of Statistics, Albania1.72926artificialindustrial reservoir (Gračanka)5.Fierza Reservoir2.46295128artificialhydroelectric reservoir (Drin River)6.Mitrovica Lake1.825064artificial
Gazivoda Lake is shared between Kosovo and Serbia. The total area of the lake is 11.9 km2, while Serbia has less than one fourth of it (2.7 km2). Fierza Lake is shared between Kosovo and Albania. The total area of the lake is 73 km2, while Kosovo only encompasses 2.46 km2 of it.
Other lakes
Other, smaller lakes are to be found in Kosovo as well. These four lakes are located in the west and are all fed by tributaries of the South Morava: Përlepnicë Lake Livoç Lake Ruboc Lake Tropojë Lake
Many smaller beautiful lakes are found on the mountains (Accursed Mountains and Šar Mountains). Leqinat lake and Little Liqenat Lake are found on Liqenat mountain, Zemra Lake and Gjeravica Lake are found near the peak of Gjeravica and Guri i Kuq Lake in the Rugova canyon, on the Guri i Kuq peak.
Konjushka's Lake is the highest lake in the Šar Mountains.
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