Lake Piva

Lake Piva (Serbian Cyrillic: Пивско језеро / Pivsko Jezero) is a reservoir in Montenegro. It is located in the northwest part of the country, in Plužine Municipality. The surface of the lake is 12.5 km², the length is 45 km, and the maximum depth is 188 m. The elevation is 675 m from the sea level.

Lake Piva Pivsko jezero
Lake Piva Pivsko jezero
Location	Plužine Municipality
Coordinates	43.164°N 18.862°E / 43.164; 18.862
Primary inflows	Piva
Primary outflows	Piva
Basin countries	Montenegro
Max. length	45 km (28 mi)
Max. width	0.7 km (0.43 mi)
Surface area	12.5 km2 (4.8 sq mi)
Max. depth	188 m (617 ft)
Surface elevation	675 m (2,215 ft)
Settlements	Plužine

The artificial lake is the result of the construction of Mratinje Dam on the Piva river.[1] On the bottom of the lake there is the old town Plužine; Piva Monastery was also there, but it has been relocated. The new location of the monastery is 8 km from Plužine, and 3.5 km away from the original location of the monastery. The relocation has started in 1969 and finished in 1982.[2]