Morske oko (Slovakia)

General data

Name: Morske oko (Slovakia)
Basin: Danube
Water type: Natural lake
Progression: Okna -> Laborec -> Latorica -> Bodrog -> Tisza -> Danube -> Black sea -> Mediterranean Sea -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Continental
Continents: Europe
Countries: Slovakia

Description

Morské oko (called Veľké Vihorlatské jazero in the past; literally Eye of the sea) is a lake in the Vihorlat Mountains in eastern Slovakia. It is the largest non karst lake and the third biggest natural lake in Slovakia. It is at an altitude of 618 m, covers 0.13 km² with a maximum depth of 25.1 m. It is drained by the river Okna. The lake itself is a natural home to 8 species of fish. The native species consist of the brown trout (Salmo trutta m. fario), common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) and stone loach (Barbatula barbatula). In the past, rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) was introduced into the lake, but the prevailing species today is the common chub (Squalius cephalus).

Morske oko (Slovakia)

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