Lake Koman

Lake Koman is a reservoir on the Drin River in northern Albania. Lake Koman is surrounded by dense forested hills, vertical slopes, deep gorges, and a narrow valley, completely taken up by the river. Besides the Drin, it is fed by the Shala and Valbona Rivers. The lake stretches in an area of 34 km, its width being 400 m. The narrowest gorge, which is surroun…
Lake Koman is a reservoir on the Drin River in northern Albania. Lake Koman is surrounded by dense forested hills, vertical slopes, deep gorges, and a narrow valley, completely taken up by the river. Besides the Drin, it is fed by the Shala and Valbona Rivers. The lake stretches in an area of 34 km, its width being 400 m. The narrowest gorge, which is surrounded by vertical canyon walls, is more than 50 m wide. The reservoir was constructed between 1979 and 1988 near the village of Koman with a height of 115 m.
  • Location: Kukës, Shkodër
  • Primary inflows: Drin, Shala, Valbona
  • Primary outflows: Drin
  • Basin countries: Albania
  • Max. length: 34 km (21 mi)
  • Surface area: 13 km² (5.0 sq mi)
  • Max. depth: 34 m (112 ft)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org