Lake Visitor, located on Visitor mountain (2.211 m), is one of the most beautiful natural gems in Plav, and is especially famous for its unique floating island. Lake Visitor is located in the central part of Visitor, about 2 km away from the highest peak of the mountain. It was created in the lowest cirque of the mountain, which is surrounded by steep sides to the southwest, and is open to the Murinska River.
Lake Visitor is of glacial origin, located in the smaller cirque Visitor at an altitude of 1,735 m. According to S. Stanković, the surface of the lake is 4,212 m², the volume is about 10,000 m³, the greatest length is 91.5 m, the greatest width is 72.5 m, the length of the coastline is 294 m, and the greatest depth is 4.1 m. It is located in the source part of the Murinska River, along whose valley a forest road leads. That road, between Pogana and Ugljenička glava, comes close to the lake, so you can get from Murino to the Lake Visitor in about one hour. In recent times, the accessibility of the lake has also been improved by a road through the valley of the Pepićka River, where a forest road leading to the vicinity of the lake has been cut. Other routes of arrival, especially those from Plav and Gusinje, lead to pedestrian and horse trails, which are longer and quite tiring. The lake is fed by snow, rainwater, springs and one smaller stream, which dries up in the summer. According to S. Stanković, water temperatures in July and August reach 16 to 18°C. Lake Visitor is the real "mountain eye" of Visitor, surrounded by coniferous forest. All previous attempts to stock the lake have failed.
According to local legend, the floating island was created thanks to the ingenuity and resourcefulness of the people from this region. In the past, when wild animals, especially wolves, posed a great threat to livestock, the villagers came up with the idea of making a floating raft on the lake to protect their flocks during the night. From the cut trees, they built a raft big enough to carry the cattle, and then they would set off from the shore, far from the reach of predators..
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