Mitrovica Lake
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| Mitrovica Lake | |
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 Mitrovica Lake | |
  Mitrovica Lake  Mitrovica Lake | |
| Location | Mitrovica, Kosovo |
| Coordinates | 42°52′50″N 20°50′46″E / 42.88056°N 20.84611°E |
| Primary inflows | Ibar River |
| Basin countries | Kosovo |
| Built | 2017 |
| Max. length | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| Max. width | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Surface area | 1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 506 m (1,660 ft) |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Mitrovica Lake | |
Mitrovica Lake (Albanian: Liqeni i Mitrovicës) is an artificial lake located near the city of Mitrovica, Kosovo. [1]
The idea of building an artificial lake in the course of the river Ibër near the city of Mitrovica has existed for a long time, but only in 2012 the Municipality of Mitrovica in cooperation with the Ministry of Local Government decided to build it.[2]
The work on the construction of Mitrovica Lake began in 2013 while its finalization took place in 2017 with a donation from the European Union. Mitrovica Lake is about 1.8 kilometers long, up to 150 meters wide, and up to 4 meters deep. Lake lies in the space along the course of the river Ibër, between Mitrovica and the villages: Suhodoll i Poshtëm, Suhodolli i Epërm, Zhabar i Poshtëm, and up to Gushac and Vinarc i Poshtëm.[3]
