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The Fierza Reservoir ( sq, Liqeni i Fierzës) is a
reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
in
Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
and
Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
. The Drin River and parts of the White Drin and Black Drin also runs through the reservoir. The size of the lake is , of which 2.46 km2 belong to Kosovo. It is 70 km long and has a depth of 128 m. In the Albanian side of the lake there are many canyons and some small islands. The dam is 167m tall. In 2014, the lake was declared a Regional Nature Park by the Kukes County Council. The reservoir was formed as a result of the construction of the
Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station The Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station ( al, Hidrocentrali i Fierzës) is a large hydroelectric power station on the Drin River, in Albania. Fierza is the upper HPP (Hydro Power Plant) of the Drin River cascade. Based on the installed power capac ...
in 1978 by the Albanian government.


See also

* Lakes of Albania * Geography of Albania *
Lakes of Kosovo A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...
*
Geography of Kosovo Kosovo is a small and landlocked country in Southeastern Europe. The country is strategically positioned in the center of the Balkan Peninsula enclosed by Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia to the southeast, a ...


References

Lakes of Albania Lakes of Kosovo Albania–Kosovo border Geography of Kukës County Tourist attractions in Kukës County {{Kukës-geo-stub