Lake Vrutak
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".
| Lake Vrutak | |
|---|---|
 Upper compensation basin for Pump-Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant "Čapljina" | |
  Lake Vrutak Location in Southern Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Location | Hutovo village in Popovo Polje |
| Coordinates | 42.934681°N 17.831044°E |
| Type | Compensation basin for Pump-Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant "Čapljina" (part of Hydroelectric Power System "Donji Horizonti" (English: "Lower Horizons") on Trebišnjica river) |
| Catchment area | Trebišnjica/Neretva |
| Basin countries | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Surface area | 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
| Water volume | 1 million cubic metres (810 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Settlements | Hutovo village, Čapljina |
Hydropower and irrigation system
Lake Vrutak is tha 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
- Svitavsko Lake
- Hutovo Blato
- Popovo Polje
- Trebišnjica
- Neretva
- Čapljina Hydroelectric Power Station
- List of lakes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
References
- "HE BIH". www.elektroenergetika.info (in Bosnian). Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- CHE "Čapljina" - brošura (2014) (pdf); Hidroenergetski sistem sliva Neretva-Trebišnjics: CHE "Čapljina" - JP "EP HZHB" (Bosanski/Hrvatski/Srpski)
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