Fierza | |
Other Name: | Fierza Reservoir |
Location: | Albania, Kosovo |
Coordinates: | 42.25°N 20.0417°W |
Type: | reservoir |
Catchment: | 118290NaN0 |
Area: | 72.51NaN1 |
Max-Depth: | 1280NaN0 |
Volume: | 2700000000m2[1] |
Pushpin Map: | Albania#Kosovo#Europe |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of the reservoir in Europe. |
The Fierza Reservoir (Albanian: Liqeni i Fierzës) is a reservoir in Albania and Kosovo. The Drin River and parts of the White Drin and Black Drin also runs through the reservoir. The size of the lake is 72.6km2, of which 2.46km2 belong to Kosovo. It is 70km (40miles) long and has a depth of 128m (420feet). In the Albanian side of the lake there are many canyons and some small islands. The dam is 167m (548feet) tall.[2] In 2014, the lake was declared a Regional Nature Park by the Kukës County Council.[3]
The reservoir was formed as a result of the construction of the Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station in 1978 by the Albanian government.