List of lakes in North Macedonia

Topographic map of North Macedonia with lakes (Macedonian)

The following list presents the larger and better known lakes in North Macedonia in tabular form. It is divided into natural lakes and reservoirs . North Macedonia is a mountainous landlocked country with many rivers and individual lakes. Several rivers have been dammed to generate energy .

Natural lakes

German name	Macedonian name ( Cyrillic spelling )	Albanian name	region	Area (km²)	Max. Length (km)	Max. Width (km)	Max. Depth (m)
Lake Ohrid	Охридско Езеро	Liqeni i Ohrit	southwest	358	30.5	14.4	289
Great Prespa lake	Преспанско Езеро	Liqeni i Prespës së Madhe	Pelagonia	273	34	10	54
Dojran Lake	Дојранско Езеро	-	southeast	43.1	8.9	7.1	10

Reservoirs

German name	Macedonian name (Cyrillic spelling)	Albanian name	flow	Region (s)	Area (km²)	Max. Length (km)	Max. Width (km)	Time of origin
Tikveš lake	Тиквешко Еэеро	-	Crna Reka	Vardar	14th	23	0.85	1968
Mavrovo Lake	Мавровско Езеро	Liqeni i Mavrovës	Mavrovska Reka	Polog	13.7	10	3	1947
Kozjak Lake	Езеро Козјак	Liqeni i Kozjakut	Treska	Southwest and polog	13.5	32	0.4	1994-2004
Debarsee	Дебарско Езеро	Liqeni i Dibrës	Black inside	southwest	13.2	19th	2.2	1966-1968
Streževo lake	Стрежевско Езеро	-	Crna Reka	Pelagonia	7.65	6.5	1	1982
Kalimanci lake	Калиманско Еэеро	-	Bregalnica	east	4.23	14th	0.3	1969
Globočica lake	Глобочичко Езеро	Liqeni i Glloboçicës	Black inside	southwest	2.69	12	0.4	1965
Matka lake	Езеро Матка	Liqeni i Matkës	Treska	Skopje	0.25	7th	0.12	1937

Web links

Commons : Lakes in North Macedonia - Collection of images

Individual evidence

↑ Tikves Lake. In: Makedonija.name. Retrieved April 3, 2014 .
↑ Ezera. In: Јавно Претпријатие за Управување на Повеќенаменското Подрачје - Јасен. Retrieved April 3, 2014 (Macedonian).
↑ Kalimanci Lake. (No longer available online.) In: Makedonskibiser.com.mk. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013 ; accessed on April 3, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

Remarks

↑ Macedonian is also written in the Latin script .
↑ Albanian is a minority language in North Macedonia (over 25% of the country's population describe themselves as Albanians ). Minority languages, along with Macedonian, are official languages in communities where native speakers make up at least 20% of the population. The table shows the specific Albanian form.
↑ Of which about 248 km² in North Macedonia.
↑ Of which about 190 km² in North Macedonia.
↑ Of which 21.1 km² in North Macedonia.

[6] Tikves Lake. In: Makedonija.name. Retrieved April 3, 2014 .

[7] Ezera. In: Јавно Претпријатие за Управување на Повеќенаменското Подрачје - Јасен. Retrieved April 3, 2014 (Macedonian).

[8] Kalimanci Lake. (No longer available online.) In: Makedonskibiser.com.mk. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013 ; accessed on April 3, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[1] Macedonian is also written in the Latin script .

[2] Albanian is a minority language in North Macedonia (over 25% of the country's population describe themselves as Albanians ). Minority languages, along with Macedonian, are official languages in communities where native speakers make up at least 20% of the population. The table shows the specific Albanian form.

[3] Of which about 248 km² in North Macedonia.

[4] Of which about 190 km² in North Macedonia.

[5] Of which 21.1 km² in North Macedonia.