Zminičko Lake
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| Zminičko Lake | |
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| Zminičko Jezero / Зминичко језеро (Serbo-Croatian) | |
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| Location | Sinjajevina mountain, Montenegro |
| Coordinates | 43°06′04″N 19°14′49″E / 43.1010656°N 19.2469214°E |
| Type | Glacial |
| Primary inflows | Precipitation and minor springs |
| Primary outflows | Infiltration (sinking) and evaporation |
| Basin countries | Montenegro |
| Max. length | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Max. width | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Surface area | 40,000 to 45,000 m2 (430,000 to 480,000 sq ft) |
| Max. depth | 3.8 m (12 ft) |
| Water volume | c. 40,000 m3 (1,400,000 cu ft) |
| Surface elevation | 1,285 m (4,216 ft) |
| Location | |
 Location on Sinjajevina mountain | |
Zminičko Lake (Serbo-Croatian: Zminičko jezero / Зминичко језеро) is a glacial lake situated on the northern periphery of the Sinjajevina mountain massif in Montenegro. While often mistakenly grouped with the lakes of the nearby Durmitor National Park, it is located at the point where the slopes of Sinjajevina's branches, Kučajevica and Šarigora. It is named after the village of Zminica where it is located.[1][2]
Zminičko Lake is located at an altitude of 1,285 meters above sea level. It is approximately 12 km from the town of Žabljak and is easily accessible, with a macadam road passing nearby from the direction of Njegovuđe. The lake was formed by water accumulation in a valley section dammed by a 26-meters-high morainic ridge.[1][2]
It has an irregular elliptical shape, measuring 280 meters in length and 240 meters in width. Its surface area varies between 40,000 and 45,000 m² depending on water level, and the summer shoreline is approximately 780 meters long. The lake is shallow, with depths in the wide coastal zone not exceeding 0.3 to 0.7 meters, gradually increasing towards the central part where the maximum depth of 3.8 meters is found. The lake bottom is largely flat and covered with silt and water is greenish-yellow with low transparency (up to 2 meters). Water temperatures can exceed 22 °C in summer, while in winter the lake freezes over.[1][2]