Debarsee

Debarsee
Southern foothills of the lake
Tributaries: Black in there , Radika Drain: Black inside Major cities nearby: Debar
North Macedonia
Coordinates	41 ° 29 '37 "  N , 20 ° 30' 18"  E Coordinates: 41 ° 29 '37 "  N , 20 ° 30' 18"  E
Data on the structure
Construction time:	1966-68
Height above valley floor:	102 m
Data on the reservoir
Water surface	13.2 km²
Storage space	520 million m³

The Debarsee ( Macedonian Дебарско Езеро Debarsko Ezero ; Albanian  Liqeni i Dibrës ) is a reservoir in the West Nordmazedoniens on the border with Albania . The dam at Špilje dams the Black Drin , the country's second longest river. It is located directly in front of the town of Debar , from which the lake takes its name.

The Debarsee has an area of ​​13.2 km² and is one of the largest in North Macedonia. It is 92 m deep; the water level in normal damming is 580  m above the Adriatic Sea . The lake was created between 1966 and 1968 as a result of an increase in the existing dam near the village of Špilje to 102 m.

source

• Boris Nikodinovski: Osnovi na voena geografija na Republika Makedonija . In: Edicija učebnici . Niko Kompjuteri, Skopje 2000.

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