Boracko jezero

General data

Water type: Natural lake
Progression: Sistica -> Neretva -> Adriatic Sea -> Mediterranean Sea -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Continental, Mountain
Continents: Europe
Countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Description

Boracko lake (Boračko jezero) is glacial lake is situated in Konjic Municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina. 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 Crna Gora (Black Mountain, 1343 m), and from the east by Tranjine (1055 m). The lake basin was created in the Boračka draga, during the expansive process of glacial erosion. Boračko jezero has an elliptical shape. Its length is 786 meters, and the maximum width is 402 meters. Its surface area is 0.26 square kilometers. The length of the lakeshore 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).

Boracko jezero

General data

Description

Cypriniformes - Carps

Chub (Squalius cephalus)

Common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Perciformes - Perches

Zander (Sander lucioperca)

Catches