Tranquil Blue Lakes
There are more than one hundred lakes in a small country of Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Lakes
The territory of Bosnia & Herzegovina is bordered and crossed by rivers, and the entire area is known for its wealth of waters. There are more than one hundred lakes in the country.
Natural lakes in Bosnia & Herzegovina occupy 61.5 km², which is a little more than 0.12% of the total area of the country. In addition, there is a significant number of artificial lakes, mostly created for hydro power generation.
Here is the list of the most scenic lakes:
- Buško Blato is the largest lake, its size being 56.7 km²
- Blidinje Lake is the largest natural mountain lake.area varies between 2.5 and 6 km²
- Pliva Lakes – two lakes connected by Pliva River
- Hutovo Blato & Deransko Lakes (Nature Park and Reserve)
- Bardača Lake (Nature Park and Reserve)
- Jablaničko Lake – one of the largest artificial river lakes in Europe
- Grabovičko Lake – artificial lake
- Perućac Lake – artificial lake
- Ramsko Lake – artificial lake
- Modrac Lake – artificial lake 12km long and 700m wide
- Panonsko Lake – artificial salt lake
- Kotlaničko, Orlovačko Lake, Gornje & Donje Bare Lakes – mountain lakes in Sutjeska National Park
- Boračko, Prokoško, Šatorsko, Uloško Lakes – mountain lakes
- Bileća, Balkana, Klinje, Bočac, Alagovac, Sniježnica Lakes – artificial lakes
The territory of Bosnia & Herzegovina is bordered and crossed by rivers, and the entire area is known for its wealth of waters. There are more than one hundred lakes in the country…
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