Zavoj Lake

Zavoj Lake
Zavojsko jezero
Завојско језеро (Serbian)
Zavoj Lake
Zavoj Lake
LocationPirot District, Serbia
Coordinates43°16′N 22°38′E / 43.267°N 22.633°E / 43.267; 22.633
Typehydroelectric reservoir
Primary inflowsVisočica River
Primary outflowsVisočica River
Catchment area584 km2 (225 sq mi)
Basin countriesSerbia, Bulgaria
Max. length16.35 km (10.16 mi)
Surface area5.53 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
Max. depth80 m (260 ft)
Water volume170 million cubic metres (140,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length140 km (25 mi)
Surface elevation612 m (2,008 ft)
Islandsnone
SettlementsNovi Zavoj, Velika Lukanja, Pakleštica
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Zavoj Lake (Serbian: Завојско језеро, Zavojsko jezero) is an artificial lake in eastern Serbia, on the Visočica River. It was created in 1963 after a major landslide which dammed the river and the natural dam was later replaced with a hydroelectric dam "Zavoj".