Lake Dubrava

Lake Dubrava Dubravsko jezero
Location	Međimurje County, Croatia Varaždin County, Croatia
Coordinates	46°19′N 16°39′E / 46.317°N 16.65°E / 46.317; 16.65Coordinates: 46°19′N 16°39′E / 46.317°N 16.65°E / 46.317; 16.65
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Drava
Primary outflows	Drava
Basin countries	Croatia
Surface area	17.1 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Surface elevation	138 m (453 ft)
Settlements	Prelog
References	[1]

Lake Dubrava (Croatian: Dubravsko jezero) is a reservoir on the Drava in northern Croatia. It is administratively divided between Međimurje County and Varaždin County, and is bordered by the municipalities of Prelog, Sveti Đurđ and Veliki Bukovec.^[1] The Drava flows into the reservoir near the town of Prelog, while the dam is located near the village of Sveta Marija.

It is the largest of three reservoirs built on the Drava in Croatia, the other two being Lake Ormož (which is located on the border with Slovenia) and Lake Varaždin. Together, the three reservoirs form the Hydro North group of reservoirs and hydro power plants run by the HEP Group. Lake Dubrava serves the Dubrava Hydro Power Plant, which was built in 1989.^[2]

With an area of 17.1 km², it is the second largest lake overall in Croatia, and also the country's largest artificial lake.^[3]

The town of Prelog is the only settlement on the shores of the lake, with other nearby villages including Otok, Oporovec, Donji Mihaljevec and Sveta Marija in Međimurje County, as well as Hrženica and Struga in Varaždin County. Lake Dubrava takes its name from the village of Donja Dubrava, which is located next to the place where the lake's outflow canal meets the natural flow of the Drava, around 6 kilometres from the dam.

Tourism

Lake Dubrava is a popular destination for anglers. Near the town of Prelog, there is also a small marina on the lake, with a number of log cabins and a small airfield for powered hang gliders on the shores of the Drava nearby.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Geographical and meteorological data". Statistical Yearbook. Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2009. http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv_Eng/ljetopis/2009/PDF/01-bind.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-20. 
2. ^ Hydro North group of hydro power plants, HEP Group
3. ^ Lakes of Croatia (Croatian)