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Lake Varaždin
Varaždinsko jezero (Croatian)
Lake Varaždin
Location	Međimurje County, Croatia Varaždin County, Croatia
Coordinates	46°19′N 16°24′E / 46.317°N 16.400°E / 46.317; 16.400
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Drava
Primary outflows	Drava
Basin countries	Croatia
Max. length	7.5 km (4.7 mi)
Max. width	1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Surface area	10.1 km (3.9 sq mi)
Surface elevation	158 m (518 ft)
Settlements	Gornji Kuršanec, Varaždin, Bartolovec, Štefanec
References
Location

Lake Varaždin (Croatian: Varaždinsko jezero) is a reservoir on the Drava in northern Croatia. It is administratively divided between Međimurje County and Varaždin County, bordered by the municipalities of Varaždin, Trnovec Bartolovečki and Čakovec. The Drava flows into the reservoir near the city of Varaždin, while the dam is located near the village of Šemovec.

Lake Varaždin is one of three reservoirs built on the Drava in Croatia, the other two being the smaller Lake Ormož (which is located on the border with Slovenia) and the bigger Lake Dubrava. The three reservoirs and the power plants they serve form the Hydro North group of hydro power plants run by the HEP Group. It serves the Čakovec Hydro Power Plant, since the Varaždin Hydro Power Plant is served by Lake Ormož. The power plant was built in 1982.

Tourism

Lake Varaždin is also a popular angling, leisure and water sports destination for many people from the region, especially during the summer. There are many log cabins built on the shores of the lake near Varaždin and Gornji Kuršanec.

See also

• Lakes portal

References

1. ^ "Geographical and meteorological data" (PDF). Statistical Yearbook. Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2009. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
2. Hydro North group of hydro power plants Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, HEP Group

Further reading

• Lukač, Gordan (1985). "Ptice na varaždinskom akumulacijskom jezeru" [Birds on the Varaždin Reservoir]. Priroda: popularni časopis hrvatskog prirodoslovnog društva. Vol. 72, no. 8. pp. 238–239. ISSN 0351-0662.

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Rivers	Black Sea Basin Bednja Biđ Bijela Bjelovacka Bosut Česma Črnec Črnec Danube Dobra Drava Glina Glogovnica Ilova Karašica Karašica Korana Krapina Krka Kupa Kupčina Lika Londža Lonja Mrežnica Mura Odra Orljava Pakra Plitvica Račačka Sava Slunjčica Spačva Studva Sunja Sutla Trnava Una Veliki Strug Vuka Zelina Adriatic Basin Bijela Boljunčica Cetina Čikola Dragonja Gacka Jadro Krka Mirna Neretva Ombla Raša Rječina Zrmanja
Lakes	Baćina Dubrava Krušćica Lokve Ormož Peruća Plitvice Prokljan Trakošćan Varaždin Vrana (Cres) Vrana (Dalmatia)
Valleys, estuaries, canyons, wetlands	Kopački Rit Lim Lonjsko Polje Neretva Delta Paklenica Spačva basin
Waterfalls	Galovački buk Skradinski buk Roški slap Štrbački buk Large waterfall (Plitvice)
Canals	Bobota Canal Danube-Sava Canal (proposed) Sava-Odra-Sava Canal
Adriatic Sea	Kvarner Gulf Bay of Bakar Bay of Mali Ston Novsko Ždrilo Split Channel Split Gates Gulf of Piran Brač Channel Hvar Channel Velebit Channel Vinodol Channel St. Anthony Channel Zavratnica

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