Lake Varaždin

Lake Varaždin (Croatian: Varaždinsko jezero) is a reservoir on the Drava in northern Croatia. It is administratively divided between Međimurje County and Varaždin County, bordered by the municipalities of Varaždin, Trnovec Bartolovečki and Čakovec.^[1] The Drava flows into the reservoir near the city of Varaždin, while the dam is located near the village of Šemovec.

Lake Varaždin
Varaždinsko jezero (Croatian)
Lake Varaždin
Location	Međimurje County, Croatia Varaždin County, Croatia
Coordinates	46°19′N 16°24′E
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Drava
Primary outflows	Drava
Basin countries	Croatia
Max. length	7.5 km (4.7 mi)
Max. width	1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Surface area	10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Surface elevation	158 m (518 ft)
Settlements	Gornji Kuršanec, Varaždin, Bartolovec, Štefanec
References	[1]
Location

Lake Varaždin is one of three reservoirs built on the Drava in Croatia, the other two being the smaller Lake Ormož (which is located on the border with Slovenia) and the bigger Lake Dubrava. The three reservoirs and the power plants they serve form the Hydro North group of hydro power plants run by the HEP Group. It serves the Čakovec Hydro Power Plant, since the Varaždin Hydro Power Plant is served by Lake Ormož. The power plant was built in 1982.^[2]

Tourism

Lake Varaždin is also a popular angling, leisure and water sports destination for many people from the region, especially during the summer. There are many log cabins built on the shores of the lake near Varaždin and Gornji Kuršanec.

See also

• Lakes portal

References

1. "Geographical and meteorological data" (PDF). Statistical Yearbook. Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2009. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
2. Hydro North group of hydro power plants Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, HEP Group

Further reading

• Lukač, Gordan (1985). "Ptice na varaždinskom akumulacijskom jezeru" [Birds on the Varaždin Reservoir]. Priroda: popularni časopis hrvatskog prirodoslovnog društva. Vol. 72, no. 8. pp. 238–239. ISSN 0351-0662.