- Popovo Lake
Infobox lake
lake_name = Popovo Lake
image_lake = Popovo_ezero_ot_Jano.jpg
caption_lake = View from Dzhano
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caption_bathymetry =
location =
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type =
inflow = "precipitation"
outflow =
catchment =
basin_countries = Bulgaria
length = 480 m
width = 336 m
area = 123,600 m²
depth =
max-depth = 29.5 m
volume = 1,270,000 m³
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elevation = 2,234 m
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cities = The Popovo Lake is the largest of the eleven Popovo Lakes. Thelake and its vicinity is among the most popular places for summer tourism in thePirin National Park . The lake is situated at the bottom of the Popovski Cirque and is surrounded by the peaksSivriya ,Dzhano ,Kralev dvor ,Momin dvor andDzhengal .The lake is the largest and the deepest in
Pirin , and has the largest volume as well. Its surface area is 123,600 m², which makes it fourth inBulgaria by total area; it is 29.5 metres deep, which is second in the country after theOkoto lake inRila ; it is 480 m long and 336 m wide. Is volume is around 1,270,000 m³. The lake is situated at an altitude of 2,234 m. It takes water from rainfall, snowfall and two tiny springs which pour into the southern end of the lake. The biggest amount of water can be observed in the late spring, which is due to melting of the snow on the surrounding peaks.The water pours out of the lake with a small steep stream which goes to the seven Fish Popovski Lakes in the lower parts of the cirque. Thus one of the main tributaries of the
Mesta river is created. The area around the lake is dotted with meadows and pine-scrub.
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