Kremenski Lakes

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The Kremenski lakes seen from the Dzhano peak
The Kremenski lakes seen from the Dzhano peak

Kremenski Lakes is a lake group in the Pirin mountains, southwestern Bulgaria composed of two larger and two smaller lakes situated in a narrow but salient cirque of the same name. They are surrounded by the peaks Sivriya and Dzhano and the Kremenski elevation which ends with Kremenski peak.

  • The Upper Kremen lake is situated at 2,352 m altitude. Its size is 335x270 m which makes an area of 66,1 decares. It is 13,6 m deep and has considerable amount of water estimated to 478,000 m³.
  • The Lower Kremen lake at 2,304 m is the largest in the this group of lakes and the second largest in Pirin after the Popovo Lake. Its surface area is 98 decares. It is 27 m deep which makes it third in the mountain. Is has an elongated form (500x275 m) and the amount of water is 1,000,000 m³.