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Photo: Pudelek (Marcin Szala) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Potpeć Lake is a long, narrow reservoir on the Lim near Priboj, in south-western Serbia, made for hydropower by a concrete gravity dam. The Belgrade–Bar railway runs along the dam, and the main road from Belgrade to the Montenegrin coast passes nearby.
Nature
Zander, wels catfish and trout live in the lake, and it is used for fishing. After heavy rain, floating rubbish carried down the Lim gathers against chain barriers on the lake, a recurring problem; in January 2021 it threatened to clog the dam’s water intakes.
Visit
Getting there
Nearest settlement: Priboj
Swimming
No reliable information
Tips
The lake suits fishing and active holidays, and its position on the road and railway makes it an easy stop. A Fisherman’s Village has recently been built on it. After heavy rain, expect floating rubbish on the water.
The Lim itself has canyons, limestone cliffs, waterfalls and caves, and it reaches about 20 °C in summer. Rafting and kayaking are popular, and the Prijepolje tourist organisation runs a two-day programme with Lim rafting and a visit to the Sopotnica waterfalls.
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Sources & data
- Statistički godišnjak Republike Srbije 2022, table 1.6 "Jezera preko 4 km²", Republički zavod za statistiku Srbije, 2022
- Wikidata: Potpeć Lake (Q12757660), Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap: Потпећко језеро (relation 12332808), OpenStreetMap contributors
- English Wikipedia: Potpeć Lake, Wikimedia Foundation
- Garbage on Potpeć Lake near Priboj (2024), Telegraf
- Active vacation: rafting on the Lim, Western Serbia Tourism Region