Lake Vrutak Explained

Lake Vrutak
Pushpin Map:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Southern Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location:Hutovo village in Popovo Polje
Coords:42.9347°N 17.831°W
Type:Compensation basin for Pump-Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant "Čapljina" (part of Hydroelectric Power System "Donji Horizonti" (English: "Lower Horizons") on Trebišnjica river)
Catchment:Trebišnjica/Neretva
Basin Countries:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Area:1km2
Volume:1e6m3
Elevation:270m (890feet)
Cities:Hutovo village, Čapljina
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Lake Vrutak is artificial reservoir on the Trebišnjica river in Popovo Polje, near Hutovo village, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The lake serves as compensation and storage basin for Pump-Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant "Čapljina".

Hydropower and irrigation system

Lake Vrutak is the last and smallest of three artificial reservoirs in hydroelectric power plant system Trebišnjica - HES "Donji Horizonti", and serves as compensation basin for Pump-Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant "Čapljina". Other two being Bilećko Lake, the first and largest, and flow-regulation (compensation) basin Trebinjsko Lake just upstream of Trebinje.[1] [2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HE BIH . www.elektroenergetika.info . 24 August 2018 . bs.
  2. http://www.ephzhb.ba/wp-content/uploads/Publikacije_Vijesnik/Brosura_CHE_web.pdf CHE "Čapljina" - brošura (2014)