# Lake Ponikve (Vela voda) — Krk's Main Inland Water

> Lake Ponikve (also called Vela voda — "Big Water") is Krk's main inland body of freshwater, an artificial reservoir created in the 1980s to address chronic water-supply problems on the karst island, now serving as both water source and recreational area.

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Lake Ponikve (also called Vela voda — "Big Water") is Krk's main inland body of freshwater, an artificial reservoir created in the 1980s to address chronic water-supply problems on the karst island, now serving as both water source and recreational area.

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