Serbia

Badovc Lake

Directions

Liqeni i Badovcit · Бадовачко језеро · Badovačko jezero

Badovc Lake, also known as Gračanica Lake, is a reservoir on the Gračanka in Kosovo, about two kilometres above Gračanica and Hajvalia and some 5 km from Pristina. The dam stands in the Badovc ravine below the Gollak mountains.

How it formed

The lake was built between 1963 and 1966 to supply Pristina with water, and it still gives the city over a quarter of its drinking water. Dry winters can bring its level down sharply, as in 2014.

Visit

Getting there

Nearest settlement: Gračanica

Swimming

No reliable information

Tips

This is a working drinking-water reservoir, so ask locally about access to the shore before you plan a swim or a day’s fishing.

The natural companion to a visit is Gračanica Monastery, on the Gračanka just below the lake. King Stefan Milutin founded it in 1321, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of the Medieval Monuments in Kosovo.