Zavoj Lake
Hydroelectric reservoir in Pirot District, Serbia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zavoj Lake (Serbian: Завојско језеро, Zavojsko jezero) is an artificial lake in eastern Serbia, on the Visočica River. It was created in 1963 after a major landslide which dammed the river and the natural dam was later replaced with a hydroelectric dam "Zavoj".
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Zavoj Lake | |
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Zavojsko jezero | |
Завојско језеро (Serbian) | |
Location | Pirot District, Serbia |
Coordinates | 43°16′N 22°38′E |
Type | hydroelectric reservoir |
Primary inflows | Visočica River |
Primary outflows | Visočica River |
Catchment area | 584 km2 (225 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Serbia, Bulgaria |
Max. length | 16.35 km (10.16 mi) |
Surface area | 5.53 km2 (2.14 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 80 m (260 ft) |
Water volume | 170 million cubic metres (140,000 acre⋅ft) |
Shore length1 | 40 km (25 mi) |
Surface elevation | 612 m (2,008 ft) |
Islands | none |
Settlements | Novi Zavoj, Velika Lukanja, Pakleštica |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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