Jablanica lake

Jablaničko Lake
Location	Herzegovina
Coordinates	43°41′N 17°51′E / 43.683°N 17.850°ECoordinates: 43°41′N 17°51′E / 43.683°N 17.850°E
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Neretva
Primary outflows	Neretva
Basin countries	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Max. length	30 km
Max. width	1200 m
Surface area	24 km²
Average depth	70 m
Max. depth	80 m
Water volume	300 hml
Surface elevation	270 m
Settlements	Jablanica, Konjic, Prozor-Rama

Jablaničko lake (Bosnian: Jablaničko jezero) is a large artificially formed lake on the Neretva river, right below Konjic where the Neretva briefly expands into a wide valley. River provided lot of fertile, agricultural land there, before lake flooded most of it. The lake was created in 1953 after construction of ^[1] Jablanica Dam near Jablanica in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. The lake has an irregular elongated shape. Its width varies along its length. The lake is a popular vacation destination in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Swimming, boating and especially fishing are popular activities on the lake. Many weekend cottages have been built along the shores of the lake. There are 13 types of fish in the lake's ecosystem.
But this, in fact, is not an advantage as lake suffered from poor management of water and fisheries. Without any scientific and management plans or research, local fisheries and angling management introduced, alien, non-indigenous or non-native species, either deliberately or accidentally, which done more harm and damage than good. As the Neretva has many endemic and fragile species of fish that are near extinction, introductions of this invasive species, Pike Perch (Stizostedion lucioperca L.), completely destroying native endemic and highly endangered fish like Strugač (Leuciscus svallize svallize Heck. et Kn.) or (Squalius svallize)^[2] and Glavatica (Salmo marmoratus) (also known as Gonjavac).^[3]

Gallery

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  Jablanica lake at summer

See also

Water bodies Neretva Upper Neretva Rakitnica Mostarska Bijela Buna Bunica Trebižat Bregava Krupa River Trebišnjica

Settlements Ulog Glavatičevo Lukomir Jablanica Mostar Blagaj Stolac Čapljina

Protected environment and treasures Blidinje Stari most (Old Bridge) Vrelo Bune Počitelj Hutovo Blato Livanjsko field List of birds of BiH List of national parks of BiH

Nature and culture Salmo obtusirostris Salmo dentex Salmo marmoratus Environmental impacts of dams Vajont Dam Environment and electricity generation Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

1. "Methodology and Technical Notes". IUCN - Watersheds of the World. Retrieved 2009-07-15. A large dam is defined by the industry as one higher than 15 meters high and a major dam as higher than 150.5 meters
2. "Fishbase - Species Summary: Strugač". Fishbase. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
3. "Living Neretva - biodiverzitet". WWF Panda. Retrieved 2009-07-14.