Blidinje Lake

Blidinje Lake
View of Blidinje Lake from Vran
Location of the lake in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Location of the lake in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Blidinje Lake
Map
LocationTomislavgrad/Posušje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates43°36′25″N 17°29′48″E / 43.60694°N 17.49667°E / 43.60694; 17.49667
TypeEndorheic
Basin countriesBosnia and Herzegovina
Max. length2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Max. width2.1 km (1.3 mi)
Surface area5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Average depth0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)
Max. depth3.0 m (9.8 ft)
Surface elevation1,185 m (3,888 ft)
FrozenIn winter
SettlementsTomislavgrad, Posušje

Blidinje Lake (Croatian: Blidinje jezero), is an alpine lake located in Blidinje Nature Park, on karstic Blidinje plateau, Bosnia and Herzegovina, between Jablanica, Tomislavgrad and Posušje, and is largest of its kind in the country. The lake is most important hydrogeological feature of the park and indeed entire Dinaric Alps karst within Bosnia and Hezegovina.[1]

  1. ^ "Nature Park Blidinje". Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2015.