Radoniq lake

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Radoniq Lake (Albanian: Liqeni i Radoniqit; Serbian: Радоњићко језеро/Radonjićko jezero) is a lake in Kosovo. After Gazivoda Lake, it is the second largest in the country at 5.62 km2.

Radoniq Lake
Lake Radonjić
Radoniq Lake and the Accursed Mountains in the background
Location of Radoniq Lake
Location of Radoniq Lake
Radoniq Lake
Location of Radoniq Lake
Location of Radoniq Lake
Radoniq Lake
LocationKosovo
Coordinates42°29′15″N 20°25′05″E / 42.48750°N 20.41806°E / 42.48750; 20.41806
Bistrica
Max. length4.7 km (2.9 mi)
Max. width2.2 km (1.4 mi)
Surface area
5.96 km2 (2.30 sq mi)
Average depth
15 m (49 ft)
Max. depth30 m (98 ft)
Residence time30 years
Surface elevation
455 m (1,493 ft)
Islands0
Location
Map
Interactive map of Radoniq Lake

Before the lake was created in the 1980s, there was a village here, named Radoniq. The lake started to be filled with water in March 1983, supplied by the rivers Lumbardhi i Deçanit and Përrua i Ratishit.[1]

In 1998, the lake was the site of the Lake Radonjić massacre.

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