Provala
The lake · origin
How Lake Provala was formed
Provala formed when the Danube broke through an embankment near Vajska in a great flood: sources give 1924 or 1926, and the lake took its present shape after the 1965 flood.
The deepest lake in Vojvodina
About Lake Provala
How the lake was formed, what its water is like and how it is linked to the Danube, and the stories told about it.
About the lake
The lake · water
The water of Lake Provala and its link to the Danube
Provala is fed by rain, groundwater and the Danube, and its level follows the river. A 1995 test rated the water first class, pH 8.5–8.6.
The lake · stories
Stories and legends of Provala
An 86-kilogram catfish, the “Copacabana of Vajska”, the Epiphany swim for the Holy Cross and the legend of the healing spring at Bođani: stories of Lake Provala.