Gruža Lake
Reservoir in Central Serbia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the lake. For other uses, see Gruža.
Gruža Lake (Serbian: Гружанско језеро, romanized: Gružansko jezero), is an artificial lake located to the southwest of Knić, Serbia. The lake was created in 1983 as a water reservoir for the city of Kragujevac and the surrounding settlements.[1][2] The lake covers an area of approximately 9.19 km2, making it the largest body of water in Central Serbia.
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Location | Central Serbia |
Coordinates | 43.9261°N 20.6783°E / 43.9261; 20.6783 |
Lake type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Gruža river, Boračka river |
Primary outflows | Gruža |
Catchment area | West Morava |
Basin countries | Serbia |
Max. length | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
Max. width | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
Surface area | 9.19 km2 (3.55 sq mi) |
Average depth | 6.5 m (21 ft) |
Max. depth | 35 m (115 ft) |
Water volume | 64,500,000 m3 (2.28×109 cu ft) |
Shore length1 | 42 km (26 mi) |
Surface elevation | 273 m (896 ft) |
Settlements | Gruža, Knić, Kragujevac |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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