Radoniq lake

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
Radoniq Lake and the Accursed Mountains in the background
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Location	Kosovo
Coordinates	42°29′15″N 20°25′05″E
Primary outflows	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
Location
Interactive map of Radoniq Lake

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.

See also

• List of lakes of Kosovo