About us

Balkan Lakes is a guide to the lakes of the Balkans: natural lakes, reservoirs and lagoons in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia. For each lake it brings together what matters for a visit (where it is and how to reach it, its size and depth, whether you can swim, fish, go boating or camp) with the places, trails and protected areas around it.

Which lakes are included

The site covers lakes with a surface area of at least half a square kilometre, and smaller lakes that are worth a visit in their own right, such as the lakes of a well-known group. Each of these exceptions is recorded with its reason.

Where the information comes from

Every figure on a lake page has a source, listed under Sources at the bottom of the page: national parks and public bodies, scientific papers, encyclopaedias and open data such as Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Where sources disagree, we give a best estimate from them and say so in the source note. Nothing is made up: if no source gives a value, the field stays empty.

Some data and texts were prepared from these sources with the help of AI tools. They are recorded as drafts until an editor has checked them.

Independent

Balkan Lakes may carry advertising and partner links to pay for its work. They are always labelled, and they never change the facts, which lakes are included, the order of lists and search results, the “Recommended” order, the featured lakes or the way we check information. Read more in Advertising & affiliate disclosure.

Languages

Everything is written in English first and translated in full. A page that is not yet translated is not shown in that language.

Help us keep it right

Lakes change: water levels, rules, roads and beaches. If something is wrong or missing, use Report an issue or the “Send a suggestion” button on any lake page. We read every message.