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:
Lake | Area (km2) | Altit. (m) | Depth (m) | (Million m3) | Type | Characteristics | |
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1. | Gazivoda Lake [1] | 9.2 | 693 | 105 | 380 | artificial | industrial reservoir ( Ibar River) |
2. | Radoniq Lake | 5.06 | 455 | 30 | 113 | artificial | industrial reservoir (Sosnica) |
3. | Batllava Lake [1] | 3.07 | 600 | 35 | 40 | artificial | industrial reservoir (Batllava) |
4. | Badovc Lake [2] | 1.7 | 29 | 26 | artificial | industrial reservoir (Gračanka) | |
5. | Fierza Reservoir [2] | 2.46 | 295 | 128 | artificial | hydroelectric reservoir ( Drin River) |
Other, smaller lakes are to be found in Kosovo as well. These three lakes are located in the west and are all fed by tributaries of the South Morava:
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, and Zemra Lake and Gjeravica Lake are found near the peak of Gjeravica.