Župica Lake (Serbian: Жупица језеро, romanized: Župica jezero) is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Unac River. The Unac River rises beneath Šator mountain, flows through the municipality of Drvar and finally meets Una River in Martin Brod. It's dammed to form small Preodačko Lake and a few kilometers downstream larger Župica Lake (a.k.a. Prekajsko Lake), before it reach town of Drvar in the municipality of Drvar.

Župica Lake
Župica Lake is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Župica Lake
Župica Lake
LocationBosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates44°18′1.008″N 16°31′9.984″E / 44.30028000°N 16.51944000°E / 44.30028000; 16.51944000
TypeArtificial lake
EtymologyŽupica village
Unac River
Unac River
Black Sea
Builtafter 1950
Water volume
127,777 square metres (1,375,380 ft2)
Location
Map
Interactive map of Župica Lake

The lake is located upstream from Drvar.[1] Župica Dam is 24.75 metres high, with a curtain length of 692 metres and a surface volume of 127,777 square metres.[2]

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References

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  1. "Water Management Strategy". Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  2. Beynen, Philip E Van (29 July 2011). Karst Management. Springer. p. 62. ISBN 978-94-007-1206-5. Retrieved 20 July 2011.