| Lake Bohinj | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Lake Bohinj | |
| Location | Municipality of Bohinj,Triglav National Park |
| Coordinates | 46°16′56.31″N13°51′29.6″E / 46.2823083°N 13.858222°E /46.2823083; 13.858222 |
| Type | Glacial lake |
| Primary inflows | Savica |
| Primary outflows | Sava Bohinjka |
| Catchment area | 107 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Slovenia |
| Max. length | 4.35 km (2.70 mi) |
| Max. width | 1 km (0.62 mi) |
| Surface area | 3.18 km2 (1.23 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Max. depth | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Water volume | 99.7×10 |
| Residence time | 0.3 to 0.5 years[1] |
| Surface elevation | 526 m (1,726 ft) |
| References | [1] |
Lake Bohinj (Slovene:Bohinjsko jezero), covering 318 hectares (790 acres), is the largest permanentlake inSlovenia.[2][notes 1] It is located within theBohinj Valley of theJulian Alps, in the northwesternUpper Carniola region, and part ofTriglav National Park.
Lake Bohinj is 4.2 km (2.6 mi) long and 1 km (0.62 mi) at its maximum width.[3] It is aglacial lake dammed by amoraine.The largest of the streams that flow into the lake, the Savica ('little Sava'),[4] is fed fromČrno jezero (Black Lake), the lowest-lying lake in theTriglav Lakes Valley. The outflow at the eastern end is the Jezernica creek which merges with the Mostnica to form theSava Bohinjka, which in turn becomes the largerSava River at the confluence with theSava Dolinka. As found out already byBelsazar Hacquet in the 18th century, much more water leaves Lake Bohinj than enters it, which is explained with subterranean sources of water.
The clear waters of the lake are thehabitat ofbrown trout,burbot,European chub,common minnow andArctic char, eight genera ofmolluscs, as well as of numerousalgae species. It is a popular day trippers' destination for swimming and other water sports. On the shore is a statue of the legendaryGoldhorn (Zlatorog)chamois, whose story was perpetuated by the poetRudolf Baumbach.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
