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Ričice is a reservoir at the village of Ričice in the municipality of Proložac, near Imotski, fed by the Vrbica and Ričina streams. It is better known as Zeleno jezero, the Green Lake, and it has become an increasingly popular spot with visitors to the Imotski area.
History
The reservoir was finished in 1985 to irrigate the surrounding land, and it drowned four hamlets: Parlovi, Dujmovići, Gujići and Topalušić. When the lake dried up in 2012, an old bridge and vineyards came back into view.
Nature
Carp and brown trout live in the lake.
Visit
Getting there
Nearest settlement: Ričice
Swimming
No reliable information
Tips
The Green Lake lies a short way from Imotski, whose Blue and Red Lakes are the area’s best-known sights. Triathlon Club Imotski has held a summer swimming marathon on the lake.
Nearby lakes
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Sources & data
- Croatia's 2022 Water Framework Directive reporting to the EEA: lake water bodies (SWB, category LW), field cArea, European Environment Agency (WISE WFD), reported by Croatia, 2022
- OpenStreetMap: Ričice (way 87299131), OpenStreetMap contributors
- Croatian Wikipedia: Zeleno jezero, Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata: Ričice Lake (Q12641281), Wikimedia Foundation
- Swimming marathon at Green Lake, Split-Dalmatia County Tourist Board