Modrac Lake

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Modrac Lake
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Modrac Lake
Location Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates 44°29′55″N18°30′0″E / 44.49861°N 18.50000°E / 44.49861; 18.50000 Coordinates: 44°29′55″N18°30′0″E / 44.49861°N 18.50000°E / 44.49861; 18.50000
Type artificial lake
Native nameJezero Modrac (Bosnian)
Settlements Modrac, Lukavac, Poljice, Prokosovići

Modrac Lake (Bosnian: Jezero Modrac) is an artificial lake in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Located in the municipality of Lukavac, it is home to many species of fish and is popular with fishermen.

A 2005 effort to turn it into a tourist attraction was unsuccessful because of local government neglect and inhabitants' practice of dumping garbage on the shore.[ citation needed ] The resulting disease and bacteria made it undesirable for swimming.[ citation needed ] As a result, tourists lost interest in the lake.[ citation needed ]

A cable car for goods transport crosses Modrac Lake.

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