Vlasina Lake

Vlasina Lake (Serbian: Власинско језеро) is a semi-artificial lake in Southeast Serbia. Lying at an altitude of , with an area of , it is the highest and largest artificial lake in Serbia. It was created in 1947–51 when the peat bog Vlasinsko blato (Vlasina mud) was closed off by a dam and submerged by the waters of incoming rivers, chiefly the Vlasina. Location The lake lies at (42°42' 22°20') on a plateau called Vlasina in the municipalities of Surdulica and Crna Trava. The lake is most easily…