Perućac lake

Perućac Lake
Perućac and Bajina Bašta hydroelectric power plant
Perućac Lake
Locationbetween Višegrad & Bajina Bašta
5/6 of the lake body is in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1/6 in Serbia
section 20 kilometers upstream from Perućac dam the lake constitute border between two countries
Coordinates43°57′59″N 19°24′37″E / 43.966320°N 19.410153°E / 43.966320; 19.410153
Typereservoir
EtymologyPerućac
Part ofSavaDanubeBlack Sea
Primary inflowsDrina
River sourcesDrina, Rzav, Žepa
Primary outflowsDrina
Catchment area15.308 km2 (5.910 sq mi)
Basin countriesBosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia
Built1961 (1961)
First floodedNovember 27, 1966 (1966-11-27)
Max. length58 km (36 mi)
Max. width45 to 1,000 m (148 to 3,281 ft)
Surface area12.4 km2 (4.8 sq mi)
Max. depth60 m (200 ft)
Water volume340,000,000 m3 (1.2×1010 cu ft)
Surface elevation290 m (950 ft)
SettlementsVišegrad, Bajina Bašta
ReferencesFor hydrographic values, see following:

Lake Perućac (Serbian: Језеро Перућац, romanized: Jezero Perućac) is an artificial lake on the Drina River, on the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. It was created in 1966 and occupies a natural bend of the river, which encircles the Tara mountain, between towns of Višegrad in Bosnia and Bajina Bašta in Serbia.