Primary inflows Max. length 4.6 km (2.9 mi) Surface area 1.7 km (0.66 sq mi) Surface elevation 655 m Length 4.6 km Catchment area 109 km² Cities Pristina | Basin countries Kosovo Max. width 0.8 km (0.50 mi) Max. depth 29 m (95 ft) Area 170 ha Width 800 m Number of islands 0 | |
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Badovac Lake (Serbian Cyrillic: Грачаничко језеро or Бадовачко језеро, Albanian: Liqeni i Graçanicës or Liqeni i Badovcit) is an artificial reservoirs on the river "Gračanka" two kilometers above Gračanica, Kosovo, built in 1963–1966 in order to supply city of Pristina with water. The dam height of 52 m, a width of 246 m, was built in Badovc ravine below Androvac mountains, near the mine "Rainwater".
Map of Badovac Lake
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 Serbian village of Novo Selo, in Gaza waters of the lake, and Badovac, below the dam. With them were sunken remains of the old church of St. Archangel Church and cemetery in Novo Selo.