Lake Lokve or Lokvarsko Lake (Croatian: Lokvarsko jezero) is an artificial lake in northwestern Croatia. It was created by damming the Lokve River in the 1950s.[1]

Lake Lokve
Lokvarsko jezero (Croatian)
View of Lake Lokve from Mrzla Vodica
Lake Lokve view from the dam
Location of Lake in Croatia.
Location of Lake in Croatia.
Lake Lokve
LocationGorski Kotar, Croatia
Coordinates45°22′N 14°41′E / 45.367°N 14.683°E / 45.367; 14.683
Typelake
River sourcesLokve River

Location

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Lake Lokve is located in the mountainous Gorski Kotar region, about 30km east of the city Rijeka. The lake is bordered by the villages of Homer, Mrzla Vodica, and Zelin Mrzlovodički in the Lokve municipality. The mountains of Risnjak National Park begin just north of the lake.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dropuljić, Mija. "Planirate uživati uz Lokvarsko jezero? Obavezno posjetite i ovu gastro adresu". Novi List.