Gračanica Lake

Badovci Lake
Badovci Lake Badovci Lake
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	1.7 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Max. depth	29 m (95 ft)
Surface elevation	655 m (2,149 ft)
Islands	0

Badovc Lake or Badovac Lake (Albanian: Liqeni i Badovcit, Serbian Cyrillic: Грачаничко језеро or Бадовачко језеро) is an artificial reservoirs on the river Graçanka two kilometers above Graçanica, Kosovo, built in 1963–1966 in order to supply city of Prishtina with water. The dam height of 52 m, a width of 246 m, was built in Badovac ravine below Androvac mountains, near the mine "Rainwater".

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

During its construction displaced the Kosovan village of Novosellë, in Gaza waters of the lake, and Badovc, below the dam. With them were sunken remains of the old church of St. Archangel Church and cemetery in Novosellë.

See also

• Water in Pristina
• Gračanica uskoro bez vode?