Salzitsa Lake | |
Pushpin Map: | Bulgaria |
Location: | Pirin |
Basin Countries: | Bulgaria |
Length: | 100m (300feet) |
Width: | 80m (260feet) |
Area: | 6200m2 |
Max-Depth: | 2m (07feet) |
Elevation: | 2341m (7,680feet) |
The Salzitsa Lake, also known as Dautovo Lake (Даутово езеро) is a glacial lake in the Pirin mountain range, southwestern Bulgaria. It is situated at an altitude of 2,341 m in a small cirque at about 1 km to the northeast of the summit of Dautov Vrah (2,597 m). It is the northernmost lake in the mountain range.
The lake has an elliptical shape, reaching length of 100 m and width of 80 m. The surface area is 6,200 m2; the depth is 2 m. Salzitsa Lake has predominantly snow-rain feed and may dry out in summer.
It is the source the small river Bela reka, a left tributary of the river Iztok of the Mesta river basin.