Sateska River, Biljana's springs, underground link with Lake Prespa
Primary outflows
Black Drin River
Catchment area
2,600 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Basin countries
North Macedonia, Albania
Max. length
36.4 km (22.6 mi)
Max. width
16.8 km (10.4 mi)
Surface area
358 km2 (138 sq mi)
Average depth
155 m (509 ft)
Max. depth
288 m (945 ft)
Water volume
55.49 km3 (13.31 cu mi)
Residence time
70 years
Shore length1
87.53 km (54.39 mi) North Macedonia: 56.02 km (34.81 mi); Albania: 31.51 km (19.58 mi)
Surface elevation
693 m (2,274 ft)
Islands
none
Settlements
Ohrid, Struga (North Macedonia) Pogradec (Albania)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name
Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region
Type
Natural, Cultural
Criteria
i, iii, iv, vii
Designated
1979 (3rd session)
Reference no.
99
Region
Europe and North America
Extensions
1979, 2019
Ramsar Wetland
Designated
15 February 2021
Reference no.
2449[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Lake Ohrid (Macedonian: Охридско ЕзероOhridsko Ezero[ˈɔxridzkɔˈɛzɛrɔ]; Albanian: Liqeni i Ohrit[liˈcɛniiˈɔhrit]) is a lake which straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern part of North Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of Europe's deepest and oldest lakes, with a unique aquatic ecosystem of worldwide importance, with more than 200 endemic species.[2]
North Macedonia's side of Lake Ohrid was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979, with the site being extended to also include the cultural and historic area of Ohrid in 1980. In 2010, NASA named one of Titan's lakes after it.[3] In 2014, the Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Reserve between Albania and North Macedonia was added to UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves.[4] Albania's side of Lake Ohrid was also designated UNESCO world heritage status in 2019. North Macedonia's portion was designated as a protected Ramsar site in 2021, passing all nine criteria for proclamation.[5]
In Albania, the coastal portion of the lake holds Managed Nature Reserve status. In North Macedonia, a portion of the lakeside is part of the Galičica National Park.
The towns situated at the lakeside are Ohrid and Struga in North Macedonia along with Pogradec in Albania. The lake is otherwise surrounded by settlements in the form of villages and resorts in both basin countries.
^"Lake Ohrid". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^"Lake Ohrid; Invest in Macedonia – Agency for Foreign Investments of the Republic of Macedonia". InvestInMacedonia.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
^"One of Titan lakes to be named Ohrid Lacus". MIA.com.mk. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
^"Single View News - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.UNESCO.org. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
^Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning (2021) "Ramsar Information Sheet: Lake Ohrid". Ramsar Secretariat, Gland, Switzerland.
LakeOhrid (Macedonian: Охридско Езеро Ohridsko Ezero [ˈɔxridzkɔ ˈɛzɛrɔ]; Albanian: Liqeni i Ohrit [liˈcɛni i ˈɔhrit]) is a lake which straddles the mountainous...
80167 Ohrid (Macedonian: Охрид [ˈɔxrit] ) is a city in North Macedonia and is the seat of the Ohrid Municipality. It is the largest city on LakeOhrid and...
Ohrid trout or the LakeOhrid brown trout (Salmo letnica) is an endemic species of trout in LakeOhrid and in its tributaries and outlet, the Black Drin...
Macedonia is a landlocked country but has three major natural lakes: LakeOhrid, Lake Prespa and Lake Dojran. It has a water area of 857 km2, while its land...
situated along LakeOhrid, 29 kilometres (18 mi) south of the city of Ohrid, within the boundary of the village of Ljubaništa. The LakeOhrid area, including...
"Evolution of Ancient LakeOhrid: A Tectonic Perspective." Biogeosciences 7.10 (2010): 3377–386. Web. Nov. 2015. Lakes portal Species in Ancient Lakes (SIAL)...
islands are uninhabited. Because Great Prespa Lake sits in limestone country about 150m above LakeOhrid, which lies only about 10 km (6 miles) to the...
in the south-western region of North Macedonia, lying on the shore of LakeOhrid. The town of Struga is the seat of Struga Municipality. The name Struga...
(alongside LakeOhrid). Ramsar status was confirmed in February 2021. SWS Europe Chapter has also released a Declaration on the Protection of the LakeOhrid Ecosystem...
widest, making it the third largest lake partially in North Macedonia after LakeOhrid and Lake Prespa. The lake was on the southern line of the Macedonian...
Црн Дрим) is a river in North Macedonia and Albania. It flows out of LakeOhrid in Struga, North Macedonia. It is 149 km (93 mi) long and its drainage...
The Buna River connects the lake with the Adriatic Sea, and the Drin River provides a link with the OhridLake. The lake is a cryptodepression, filled...
villages. The coat of arms of Ohrid (Macedonian: Грб на Охрид) is the coat of arms of the Ohrid Municipality, it depicts LakeOhrid, Tsar Samuel's Fortress...
of LakeOhrid, it originally flowed directly into the River Black Drim but was re-routed in 1961/2. It now accounts for 39.36% of the LakeOhrid watershed...
Three large lakes—LakeOhrid, Lake Prespa and Dojran Lake—lie on the southern borders, bisected by the frontiers with Albania and Greece. Ohrid is considered...
This is a list of settlements located on the coastline of LakeOhrid which is located between the countries of North Macedonia and Albania. Settlements...
was also a water polo player. Nestor was the first man to swim across LakeOhrid in Macedonia and the first Eastern European man to swim the English Channel...
tourists in March 2008 increased by 44.7% compared to March 2007. In 2007, LakeOhrid received about 250,000 domestic and foreign tourists. In February 2009...
plain between two mountain chains along the southwestern banks of the Lake of Ohrid. Its climate is profoundly influenced by a seasonal Mediterranean and...
(Mobuto-Sese-Seko) Lake Chad Lake Edward Lake Fianga Lake Kariba Lake Kivu Lake Tana Lake Mweru Lake Nasser (Lake Nubia in Sudan) Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) Lake Tanganyika...
UNESCO. Situated on the shores of LakeOhrid, the town of Ohrid is one of the oldest human settlements in Europe; LakeOhrid is a superlative natural phenomenon...
existing lakes in the world, the Lake of Ohrid, lies in the southeast, while the highest tectonic lakes of the Balkan Peninsula, the Large and Small Lake of...
Susanne Kries (28 May 2012). "No trains to LakeOhrid". Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ohrid line. Ohrid Express on YouTube, Robert Legrand (1972)...
Aleksander Meksi openly admitted the presence of ethnic Bulgarians near the Lake Prespa. At the request of Bulgarian MEPs, the European Parliament Committee...
ancient people that lived around the River Drin and the region of Lake Shkodra and LakeOhrid, in modern-day Albania, Montenegro, and North Macedonia. They...
number of unique and endangered animals. The three largest lakes, LakeOhrid, Lake Prespa, and Lake Dojran, are further areas of relatively high diversity...
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