Debar Lake

When you decide to go to Ohrid along the Mavrovo road, you can take a turn for a moment from the desired destination and let the road lead you to a different place that hides a special magic. Along the road to Debar, you will be blinded by the translucent blue color of Debar Lake, but you will also be a little surprised by the smell of sulphur. Hardly anyone would think that Debar Lake, that fits into the natural landscape at the mouth of the rivers Crni Drim and Radika, is an artificial lake. Debar Lake or Spilje - an artificial lake in the western part of Macedonia, south of Debar, at the place where the river Radika flows into the river Crn Drim near the area of Spilje Bridge. It is located near the Macedonian-Albanian border. It has an area of 13.2 km², it is 92 m deep and has an altitude of 580 m. It is used as an accumulation for HPP "Spilje".