__NOTOC__ Debar Lake (; ) is an artificial lake in the western portion of

North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...

near the town of Debar after which it is named. A dam at Špilje blocks the

Black Drin The Black Drin, or Black Drim (; ) is a river in North Macedonia and Albania. It flows out of Lake Ohrid in Struga, North Macedonia. It is long and its drainage basin is . Its average discharge is . After flowing through North Macedonia for , the ...

, the second longest river in the country. Lake Debar has a surface area of and is among the largest lakes in North Macedonia. It is deep and sits at an altitude of 580 metres above the Adriatic. It was created between 1966 and 1968, after the existing dam at Špilje was raised to .

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* {{Cite book, author=Boris Nikodinovski , title=Osnovi na voena geografija na Republika Makedonija , series=Edicija učebnici , year=2000 , place=Skopje , publisher=Niko Kompjuteri

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File:Shpilje Hydro Power Plant.jpg, View of the lake from near the dam, during the

algal bloom An algal bloom or algae bloom is a rapid increase or accumulation in the population of algae in fresh water or marine water systems. It is often recognized by the discoloration in the water from the algae's pigments. The term ''algae'' encompass ...

(2008) File:Debarsko ezero.jpg, Debar and the lake (with dam at lower right), seen from the west. File:Debar Lake 2013 (4).JPG, View towards Debar File:Debar Lake 2013 (3).JPG, Sparse growth on the shore of the lake Lakes of North Macedonia Reservoirs in Europe Drainage basins of the Adriatic Sea