Blidinje Lake

Blidinje Lake
View of Blidinje Lake from Vran
Blidinje Lake
LocationTomislavgrad/Posušje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates43°36′25″N 17°29′48″E / 43.60694°N 17.49667°E / 43.60694; 17.49667
TypeEndorheic
Basin countriesBosnia and Herzegovina
Max. length2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Max. width2.1 km (1.3 mi)
Surface area5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Average depth0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)
Max. depth3.0 m (9.8 ft)
Surface elevation1,185 m (3,888 ft)
FrozenIn winter
SettlementsTomislavgrad, Posušje

Blidinje Lake (Croatian: Blidinje jezero), is an alpine lake located in Blidinje Nature Park, on karstic Blidinje plateau, Bosnia and Herzegovina, between Jablanica, Tomislavgrad and Posušje, and is largest of its kind in the country. The lake is most important hydrogeological feature of the park and indeed entire Dinaric Alps karst within Bosnia and Hezegovina.