Gruža Lake
Gruža Lake (Serbian: Гружанско језеро, romanized: Gružansko jezero), is an artificial lake located to the southwest of Knić, Serbia. The lake was created in 1983 as a water reservoir for the city of Kragujevac and the surrounding settlements.[1][2] The lake covers an area of approximately 9.19 km2, making it the largest body of water in Central Serbia.
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| Location | Central Serbia |
| Coordinates | 43.9261°N 20.6783°E |
| Lake type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Gruža river, Boračka river |
| Primary outflows | Gruža |
| Catchment area | West Morava |
| Basin countries | Serbia |
| Max. length | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 9.19 km2 (3.55 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 6.5 m (21 ft) |
| Max. depth | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Water volume | 64,500,000 m3 (2.28×109 cu ft) |
| Shore length1 | 42 km (26 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 273 m (896 ft) |
| Settlements | Gruža, Knić, Kragujevac |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
On 21 June 2018, a gigantic wels catfish was caught in the shallow section of the lake known as the "Turkish wells". It was 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) long and weighed 117 kg (258 lb). It took 4 fishermen and 3 hours to get it out of the water.[3][4]
References
- Srbija za tebe - Gružansko jezero (in Serbian)
- ribolov-srbija.com Archived 2012-07-06 at the Wayback Machine Gružansko jezero (in Serbian)
- Slavica Stuparušić (22 June 2018). "Уловљен џиновски сом на Гружанском језеру" [Gigantic wels catfish caught in the Gruža Lake]. Politika (in Serbian). p. 08.
- N.Radišić (21 June 2018). "Dolijala zver iz Gružanskog jezera: izvukli soma od 2,4 metra i 117 kilograma na tri zrna kukuruza" [The beast from the Gruža Lake came about - they caught a 2,4 m long and 117 kg heavy wels catfish]. Blic (in Serbian).
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