Šatorsko Lake (Serbian: Шаторско језеро, romanizedŠatorsko jezero) is a lake in the western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina located at 1488 metres above sea level, directly below Šator mountain (1872 m) in the Dinaric Alps.

Šatorsko Lake
Location of the lake in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Location of the lake in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Šatorsko Lake
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LocationDinaric Alps
Coordinates44°9′54.54″N 16°36′5.54″E / 44.1651500°N 16.6015389°E / 44.1651500; 16.6015389
Basin countriesBosnia and Herzegovina
Max. length0.25 km (0.16 mi)
Max. width0.125 km (0.078 mi)
Max. depth6 m (20 ft)
Surface elevation1,488 m (4,882 ft)

The lake has a glacial origin and is 250 metres long and 120 metres wide, with the deepest point being 6 metres. The summer temperature is 17 °C while the source on the shore, which feeds it, is 6 °C. A few hundred metres to the north is the Bulino Vrelo spring, which is believed by the local population to have healing powers.

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