Biogradsko_Lake

Lake Biograd

Lake Biograd

Glacial lake in Kolašin, northern Montenegro


Lake Biograd (Montenegrin: Биоградско језеро, romanized: Biogradsko jezero) is a lake in Kolašin municipality, in northern Montenegro. It is a glacial lake, located on the Bjelasica Mountain, within Biogradska Gora national park.

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Lake Biograd is located in the heart of Biogradska Gora national park, on an altitude of 1,094 m. It is the biggest and most attractive lake of 7 glacial lakes scattered across the national park. It has an area of 228,500 m2, and average depth of 4.5 m.

The maximum depth is 12.1 m. The lake is 870 m long and 261 m wide. It is filled by Biograd river, a permanent tributary, and few periodical streams. Its outflow is Jezerstica.



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