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Šatorsko Lake
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Location of the lake in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Location of the lake in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Šatorsko Lake
LocationDinaric Alps
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 44°9′54.54″N 16°36′5.54″E / 44.16515°N 16.6015389°E / 44.16515; 16.6015389
Basin countriesBosnia and Herzegovina
Max. length0.25 km (0.16 mi)
Max. width0.125 km (0.078 mi)
Max. depth6 m (20 ft)
Surface elevation1,488 m (4,882 ft)

Šatorsko Lake (Serbian: Шаторско језеро, romanized: Šatorsko jezero) is a lake in the western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina located at 1488 metres above sea level, directly below Šator mountain (1872 m) in the Dinaric Alps.

The lake has a glacial origin and is 250 metres long and 120 metres wide, with the deepest point being 6 metres. The summer temperature is 17 °C while the source on the shore, which feeds it, is 6 °C. A few hundred metres to the north is the Bulino Vrelo spring, which is believed by the local population to have healing powers.

See also

  • Prekajsko Lake
  • Unac River
  • Drvar
  • Neretva

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