Badovc Lake

{{Short description|Lake in Kosovo}}

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| inflow = Gračanka river

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| catchment = {{convert|109|km2|abbr=on}}

| basin_countries = Kosovo

| length = {{convert|4.6|km|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|0.8|km|abbr=on}}

| area = {{convert|2.57|km2|abbr=on}}

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| max-depth = {{convert|29|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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| elevation = {{convert|655|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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Badovc Lake is an artificial reservoir on the river Gračanka, two kilometers above Gračanica, built between 1963 and 1966 to supply the city of Pristina with water. The dam, with a height of 52 m and a width of 246 m, was built in Badovc ravine below Gollak mountains, near the "Rainwater" mine.{{cn|date=June 2022}}

When full, the lake is {{convert|3.5|km}} long and up to {{convert|500|m}} wide, with a maximum depth of 30 m and a total volume of 26 million cubic meters of water. The lake has a catchment area of {{convert|109|km2|abbr=on}}.{{cite journal|author1=Avdullahi, Fejza, Tmava|title=Protecting water resources from pollution in the Lake Badovc|journal=International Journal of Energy and Environment|volume=3|issue=4|pages=567–576|issn=2076-2895}} In February 2014, water levels were threatened, due to a very dry winter.{{cite news|title=Winter Drought Threatens Kosovo Capital's Water|url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-capital-faces-harsh-water-reductions|accessdate=21 January 2015|date=21 February 2014}}