Dojran Lake (Дојранско Езеро) – the smallest tectonic lake in the Republic of Macedonia

Dojran Lake is a tectonic lake located in the southeastern part of the Republic of Macedonia. It is located at an altitude of 148 m. Through it crosses the border with Greece and it has a typical oval shape, with a length in the direction North-South 8.9 km and a width in the direction West-East 7.1 km.

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The total length of the coast is 26.5 km. The lake covers an area of 43 km2, of which to the Republic of Macedonia belong 27.4 km2 and 15.6 km2 belong to Greece.

The maximum depth reaches 10 m, the average is 6.7 m and the water in the pool has accumulated 0.28 km3.

Sunrise - Dojran Lake, Macedonia

The average annual water level of the lake is 156 cm – it is highest in May (205 cm), and the lowest in October (130 cm). The absolute maximum water level of 311 cm was recorded on April 1956, and an absolute minimum of -71 cm in 1990.


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Sunrise - Dojran Lake, Macedonia

The lake is rich with fish, which is hunt using “mandri” with help of cormorant’s birds. Due to the low altitude, southern position, a small amount of water, high insulation, and high temperature, this is the warmest lake in the Republic of Macedonia.

Sunrise - Dojran Lake, Macedonia

The average annual temperature on the surface layer of the lake is 14,8 ° C. The highest is in July 24,3 ° C, and the lowest in February 3,9 ° C.

Bathing season throughout the year can take up to five months (from late May to early October) when the Dojran Lake is widely visited by tourists. Water temperature in summer reaches up to 30,4 ° C, and during the cold winters, it completely freezes.

Due to the high water loss in the period between 1988 – 2000 a supply system was built by transferring water from the basin of the Vardar River to the basin of Dojran Lake.

Photo Gallery - Part 1

Dojran Lake – Photo Gallery – Part 1

Sunrise - Dojran Lake, Macedonia

Sunrise - Dojran Lake, Macedonia

Dojran Lake, Macedonia - Sunrise scene

Dojran Lake, Macedonia - Sunrise scene

Dojran Lake, Macedonia - Sunrise scene

Dojran Lake, Macedonia - Sunrise scene

Lake Dojran, Macedonia - Sunrise scene

Lake Dojran, Macedonia - Sunrise scene

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Lake Dojran, Macedonia - Sunrise scene

 

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Lake Dojran, Macedonia - Sunrise scene
Macedonia - Dojran Lake - beautiful sunrise scene

 

Fishing at Dojran Lake, Macedonia - sunrise scene

 

Fishing at Dojran Lake, Macedonia - sunrise scene
Fishing at Dojran Lake, Macedonia - sunrise scene

 

Fishing at Dojran Lake, Macedonia - sunrise scene

 

Dojran Lake, Macedonia - sunrise scene

 

Dojran Lake, Macedonia - sunrise scene
Dojran Lake, Macedonia - sunrise scene

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Sunrise scene - Dojran Lake, Macedonia

 

Sunrise scene - Dojran Lake, Macedonia

 

Sunrise scene - Dojran Lake, Macedonia

 

Sunrise scene - Dojran Lake, Macedonia

 

Sunrise scene - Dojran Lake, Macedonia
Sunrise scene - Dojran Lake, Macedonia

 

Dojran Lake, Macedonia
Dojran Lake, Macedonia

 

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Dojran Lake, Macedonia

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Macedonia - Dojran Lake

 

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Lake Dojran - Macedonia
Lake Dojran - Macedonia