Lake Bloke (Bloško jezero)
Lake Bloke is a small (0.8 ha) triangular reservoir at 748 m on the Bloke plateau, created by damming part of the Bloščica stream, with an artificial islet in its southern corner. The surroundings are neatly landscaped with an inn, playground, paths and bathing ladders, but the 2013 PAS sheet laments that the lake's own biology was forgotten: the water is murky and there is little life. The bottom reaches 3 m at the dam, where divers find all sorts of things bathers have dropped. Its easy access makes it handy for ice diving in winter.
Facts
- Region: Slovenia – Lakes, Rivers & Caves
- Area: Dolenjska & Bela krajina (Krka, Kolpa, Kočevje)
- Depth: 0–3 m
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: bay
- Coordinates: 45.78625, 14.51509
- Highlights: objects dropped by bathers near the dam, artificial islet, gravel bottom, ice diving in winter, ducks
- Tips: From the Unec exit drive via Rakek, Cerknica and Grahovo to Bloška polica, then left to Nova vas and follow signs to Volčje; the lake lies below the holiday houses beyond the church of St Wolfgang. Park by the road at the Brunarica inn and enter anywhere from the landscaped shore. Visibility can drop to 20 cm in summer when the water exceeds 25 °C – bring a compass. Sheet from 2013.