List of lakes of Slovakia

This is a list of lakes of Slovakia that includes dams, rivers, and karst lakes in alphabetical order. The names of most lakes in Slovakia contain the word "jazero", which is Slovak for "lake".

Most the lakes located in Slovakia were originally glaciers, with a majority of them located in the Tatra Mountains between the Žilina and Prešov region.

Lakes

The largest lake in Slovakia is Veľké Hincovo Pleso in the High Tatras, with an area of 20.08 ha. It is also the deepest Slovak lake - the maximum depth reaches 53.7 m. Its surface remains frozen for around 270 days per year. In addition to the Tatra lakes, Slovakia also has many other lakes, dams and water bodies. Some Slovak dams and water works, which were originally built for the purposes of irrigation, energy production or flood protection, are now also used for relaxation and recreation. Lakes in Slovakia are natural or originated as gravel pits or quarries that were later flooded by water.

The highest wind speed ever recorded in Slovakia was recorded in the Skalnaté Pleso lake on 29 November 1965, when a wind with the speed of was recorded. In November 2021, there was a rare occurrence, as Pleso dried out entirely. This was the result of a dry period, as it is filled solely by precipitation, and continued evaporation. The lake has refilled since.

List NameImageSurface area (hectares)LocationNotesBaňur0,179 haPrešov RegionBezodné3 haBratislava RegionBlatné 1.55 haĽubochňaČierny Feld1 haBratislava RegionDevínske—StupavaHlboké (lake)—Bratislava RegionIzra3.7 haKošice RegionIt is long and wide.Lake in Jazernici —JazernicaJezerské lake2 haJezerskoKotlík1.03 haValaškovceKráľová187 haGalanta DistrictReservoir built in 1985.Ksenino lake0.04 haOsturňaLúčanské lake0.17 haLúčkaLukové pliesko0.2 haDemänovská DolinaMalá Izra1 haKošice RegionMalé lake7 haOsturňaMalé Morské oko0.33 haRemetské HámreIt was formed by landslide processes in an environment of volcanic rocks.Morské oko13 haPrešov RegionOpatovské jazierko2.4 haMedveďovOsturnianske jazero14 haOsturňaPopradské pleso6.88 haPrešov RegionPuchmajerovej jazierko0.10 haŽilina RegionSilické lake 1.22 haSilicaIs the largest Karst lake in Slovakia.Skalnaté Pleso 1.23 haPrešov RegionThe highest wind speed ever recorded in Slovakia was recorded there on 29 November 1965, when a wind with the speed of was recorded.Smradľavé jazero—KečovoŠtrbské pleso19.76 haPrešov RegionIs the second-largest glacial lake on the Slovak side of the High Tatras.Tajba27.3 haStreda nad BodrogomVáh Oxbow Lake0.2 haKomárnoIt was formed in 1973 by damming a branch of the Váh River, creating a separated oxbow lake.Veľké Hincovo pleso20.1 haPrešov RegionPart of the Tatra lakes; largest lake in Slovakia.Veľké jazero8 haKošice RegionVrbické pleso0.69 haŽilina RegionŽakýlske pleso6 haBanská Bystrica Region

See also List of rivers of Slovakia Geography of Slovakia

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