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Lake Sušica

Lake Sušica is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Lake Sušica rather than just read about it. In short: Lake Sušica (Montenegrin: Сушичко језеро / Sušičko jezero) is a seasonal glacial lake located in the Sušica Canyon within Durmitor National Park in northern Montenegro. Geography Lake Sušica lies at an altitude of 1,140 metres in the Sušica Canyon, which forms the western border of Durmitor National Park.

Key takeaways

Lake Sušica belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Lake Sušica to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Lake Sušica from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Lake Sušica (Montenegrin: Сушичко језеро / Sušičko jezero) is a seasonal glacial lake located in the Sušica Canyon within Durmitor National Park in northern Montenegro.

Geography Lake Sušica lies at an altitude of 1,140 metres in the Sušica Canyon, which forms the western border of Durmitor National Park. The canyon itself, carved by intense glacial erosion, extends for approximately 14–15 km before intersecting with the Tara River canyon. The lake is fed by the Sušica River and snowmelt from the Durmitor massif. When full, typically in spring, the lake is roughly elliptical, measuring about 350–450 metres in length and up to 200 metres in width, with an area of 70,000–80,000 m² and a volume of approximately 220,000 m³. The average depth is 4–5 metres, with some pockets reaching up to 7 metres. With the progression of summer, lake's water infiltrates the ground through ponors (sinkholes) in the lakebed, causing the lake to dry up entirely and reveal a flat floor covered in verdant vegetation, which is used for haymaking. This cycle has led the Sušica River (and by extension, the lake) to be named from the word "suša", meaning drought.

Tourism The lake serves as the trailhead for the popular Sušica Canyon Trail, which leads hikers through beech forests, past the Skakala Waterfall, and up to the Škrčko Lakes valley, home to the renowned Veliko Škrčko Jezero. This trail is part of the long-distance Via Dinarica route. Access to the lake is by car via the Durmitor Ring Road from Žabljak, a journey of about 24 km that takes roughly an hour due to narrow, winding mountain roads. There is a parking area and a hiker's hut (Sušica Hut) at the site. The nearest settlement is the small hamlet of Mala Crna Gora.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Lake Sušica

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Lake Sušica claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Lake Sušica before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Lake Sušica ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Lake Sušica

In research: Lake Sušica appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Lake Sušica in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Lake Sušica is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Glacial lakes, Lakes of Montenegro, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Lake Sušica outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Lake Sušica in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Lake Sušica means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Lake Sušica out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Lake Sušica in simple terms?

Lake Sušica (Montenegrin: Сушичко језеро / Sušičko jezero) is a seasonal glacial lake located in the Sušica Canyon within Durmitor National Park in northern Montenegro. Geography Lake Sušica lies at an altitude of 1,140 metres in the Sušica Canyon, which forms the western border of Durmitor Nationa…

Why does Lake Sušica matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Lake Sušica?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Lake Sušica.