Radoniq lake
Lake in Kosovo
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Radoniq Lake (Albanian: Liqeni i Radoniqit; Serbian: Радоњићко језеро/Radonjićko jezero) is a lake in Kosovo. After Gazivoda Lake, it is the second largest in the country at 5.62 km2.
| Radoniq Lake | |
|---|---|
| Lake Radonjić | |
Radoniq Lake and the Accursed Mountains in the background | |
  Radoniq Lake Location within Kosovo  Radoniq Lake Location within Europe | |
 Interactive map of Radoniq Lake | |
| Location | Kosovo |
| Coordinates | 42°29′15″N 20°25′05″E |
| Bistrica | |
| Max. length | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
Surface area | 5.96 km2 (2.30 sq mi) |
Average depth | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Max. depth | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Residence time | 30 years |
Surface elevation | 455 m (1,493 ft) |
| Islands | 0 |
Before the lake was created in the 1980s, there was a village here, named Radoniq. The lake started to be filled with water in March 1983, supplied by the rivers Lumbardhi i Deçanit and Përrua i Ratishit.[1]
In 1998, the lake was the site of the Lake Radonjić massacre.
