Boračko jezero

Boračko jezero
Boračko jezero at Borci
Boračko jezero
Location Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates 43°33′09″N 18°01′52″E / 43.552429°N 18.031172°E / 43.552429; 18.031172Coordinates: 43°33′09″N 18°01′52″E / 43.552429°N 18.031172°E / 43.552429; 18.031172
Primary inflows Borački potok
Primary outflows Šištica River
(tributary of Neretva river)
Catchment area 2.600 m2 (27.99 sq ft)
Basin countries  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Max. length 786 m (0.488 mi)
Max. width 402 m (1,319 ft)
Surface area 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
Average depth 1 m (3.3 ft)
Max. depth 17 m (56 ft)
Water volume 2.500 m3 (88.3 cu ft)
Surface elevation 397 m (1,302 ft)
Islands None
Settlements Borci

Boračko jezero is glacial lake, situated in Konjic Municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1][2][3]

It lies at the northeastern foot of the mountain Prenj, at an altitude 397 m. From the west it is surrounded by steep forested mountain slopes of the Crna Gora (Monte Negro, 1343 m), and from the east Tranjine (1055 m). The Lake basin was created in the Boračka draga, during the expensive process of glacial erosion.

Boračko jezero has an elliptical shape. Its length is 786, and 402 m wide. Its surface area is 0.26 square kilometers. Length of lake shore is 2.4 km. The lake is the deepest in the southeastern narrow part of about 17 m, and contains about 2.5 mil.m³ water, which is due to the greenish color is transparent and up to 8.3 m. The water is warmest in August (about 25 °C), the coldest in February (0 °C).

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.kartabih.com/
  2. ↑ Vojnogeografski institut, Ed. (1955): Konjic (List karte 1:100.000, Izohipse na 20 m). Vojnogeografski institut, Beograd.
  3. ↑ Mučibabić B., ed. (1998). Geografski atlas Bosne i Hercegovine. Sarajevo: Geodetski zavod BiH. ISBN 9958-766-00-0.
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