Salzitsa Lake

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The Salzitsa Lake (Bulgarian), also known as Dautovo Lake is a glacial lake in the Pirin mountain range, southwestern Bulgaria. It is situated at an altitude of 2,341 m in a small cirque at about 1 km to the northeast of the summit of Dautov Vrah (2, 597 m). It is the northernmost lake in the mountain range. The lake has an elliptical shape, reaching length of 100 m and width of 80 m. The surface area is 6,200 m2; the depth is 2 m. Salzitsa Lake has predominantly snow-rain feed and may dry out in summer. It is the source the small river Bela reka, a left tributary of the river Iztok of the Mesta river basin.

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