Badovc Lake

Badovc Lake is an artificial reservoir on the river Gračanka, two kilometers above Gračanica, built between 1963 and 1966 to supply the city of Pristina with water. The dam, with a height of 52 m and a width of 246 m, was built in Badovc ravine below Gollak mountains, near the "Rainwater" mine.^{[citation needed]}

Badovc Lake
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Coordinates	42.6234°N 21.2412°E / 42.6234; 21.2412
Primary inflows	Gračanka river
Catchment area	109 km2 (42 sq mi)
Basin countries	Kosovo
Max. length	4.6 km (2.9 mi)
Max. width	0.8 km (0.50 mi)
Surface area	2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
Max. depth	29 m (95 ft)
Surface elevation	655 m (2,149 ft)
Islands	0

When full, the lake is 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) long and up to 500 metres (1,600 ft) wide, with a maximum depth of 30 m and a total volume of 26 million cubic meters of water. The lake has a catchment area of 109 km² (42 sq mi).^[1] In February 2014, water levels were threatened, due to a very dry winter.^[2]

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See also

• List of lakes of Kosovo
• Lake Batllava
• Water in Pristina