Rovni Lake

Rovni Lake
Location Valjevo, western Serbia
Coordinates 44°14′28″N 19°45′17″E / 44.2411°N 19.7547°E / 44.2411; 19.7547Coordinates: 44°14′28″N 19°45′17″E / 44.2411°N 19.7547°E / 44.2411; 19.7547
Lake type Water reservoir
Primary inflows Jablanica and Sušica rivers
Catchment area 104 km2
Basin countries Serbia
Max. depth 67 m (220 ft)
Water volume 51.5 million m3
Surface elevation 364 m (1,194 ft)
Islands 0

Rovni Lake (Serbian: Ровни језеро, Rovni јezero) is an water reservoir in western Serbia, created by damming the Jablanica river. It is located between the villages of Stubo and Rovni, 15 km from the city of Valjevo. The construction of the Stubo-Rovni dam was completed in September 2015. The lake is an integral part of the regional water management system "Rovni" providing water supply for several cities: Valjevo, Lazarevac, Lajkovac, Ub and Mionica.[1]

Planned map of Accumulation Rovni

The dam is a rock-filled with water-resistant clay core. It is 74.5 m high, with 450 m long crest. The total volume of the reservoir is 51.5 million cubic meters.[1] The works were executed by a joint venture formed by the companies "Hidrotehnika−Hidroenergetika" and "Energoprojekt Niskogradnja" plc, Belgrade, Serbia.[1]

Rovni Lake,panoramic view

Filling of the accumulation caused a controversy when the public learned that it would submerge the Orthodox church of St. Michael in Tubravić, known as Valjevska Gračanica, originating in the 15th century. Despite the explanations by the Serbian Patriarch Irinej and manager of the Public Utility "Kolubara" that the Church signed the contract and exchanged the property back in 1991, and that a replacement church had been built elsewhere, several public protests were held. However, the filling proceeded as planned, and the church got finally submerged on 15 March 2016.[2][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Akumulacija Rovni". Hidrotehnika - Hidroenergetika. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  2. ↑ "Potopljena Valjevska Gračanica uprkos protivljenju vernika". Blic. 16 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hram koji će biti potopljen čuva najstarije zvono u Srbiji". Blic. 7 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "IKONE PLIVAJU U PRLJAVOJ VODI Potopljena i unutrašnjost manastira Valjevska Gračanica". Blic. 9 March 2016.
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