Archive for February, 2010
Captain’s lake
Captain Lake, at the foot of the Morača mountains, is often a place where are gathering a lovers of nature and fishing. It was named after Captain Musovic from Niksic that during the struggle with the Turks fought bravely and defended these areas. The length of this glacial lake is 480 m, width 200, a depth of about 37 meters. Captain Lake is situated at an altitude of 1673m and around him are mountains with peaks Lukavica, Žurim, Rogođed and Stožac. Color of the lake is from chestnut to dark gray, and is rich with fish. It is the third lake by depth in Montenegro, after the Black and Skadar Lake. It’s fulling with several sources, precipitation and by a stream. Lake belong to municipality of Kolasin, but it is near Niksic (40 kilometers) and is, therefore, usually resort of their sitizen. A number of people who gather on the shores of the lake is large on Ilin day, when the tribe from these parts together in council.
Not far from him, but with much steeper approach, is the Manito Lake. It is some 40 minutes from Captain’s lake, and called also Brnjičko by rocky areas Brnik. It’s long 220 m, 140 m wide and 13 meters deep. It is very clear and clean, because of its inaccessibility.
