Lake Piva

Lake Piva Pivsko jezero
Lake Piva Pivsko jezero
	Lake Piva Pivsko jezero
Location	Plužine Municipality
Coordinates	43°09′50″N18°51′43″E / 43.164°N 18.862°E / 43.164; 18.862
Primary inflows	Piva
Primary outflows	Piva
Basin countries	Montenegro
Max. length	45 km (28 mi)
Max. width	0.7 km (0.43 mi)
Surface area	12.5 km2 (4.8 sq mi)
Max. depth	188 m (617 ft)
Surface elevation	675 m (2,215 ft)
Settlements	Plužine

Lake Piva (Montenegrin: Пивско језеро, romanized: Pivsko jezero) is a reservoir in Montenegro. It is the largest lake entirely within the country, located in the northwest, in Plužine Municipality. The surface of the lake is 12.5 km², the length is 45 km, and the maximum depth is 188 m. The elevation is 675 m above sea level.

The artificial lake is the result of the construction of Mratinje Dam on the Piva River.^[1] On the bottom of the lake there is the old town Plužine; Piva Monastery was also there, but it has been relocated. The new location of the monastery is 8 km from Plužine, and 3.5 km away from the original location of the monastery. The relocation has started in 1969 and finished in 1982.^[2]

References

^Schappelwein, Karl (1999). Atlas of Eastern and Southeastern Europe. Österreichisches Ost- und Südosteuropa-Institut. ISBN 9783443285210.
^"Archived copy". montenegroexplorer.co.me. Archived from the original on 23 February 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] Schappelwein, Karl (1999). Atlas of Eastern and Southeastern Europe. Österreichisches Ost- und Südosteuropa-Institut. ISBN 9783443285210.

[2] "Archived copy". montenegroexplorer.co.me. Archived from the original on 23 February 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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