Lakes Zlatar lake – is an artificial lake made on the river Uvac .It is at the altitude of 880 m. Since there is a motorway Belgrade-the Adriatic sea passing by the lake , there are big opportunities for transit tourism. Radoinja lake – it lies on the river Uvac , downstream from Zlatar lake , at the altitude of 810 m.It is 15 km from Pribojska spa and the monastery Spa , which offers additional possibilities to the guests. Uvac lake – наit was made on the river Uvac by building a dam upstream fom Zlatar lake.It is at the altitude of 985.4 m so that it is the second biggest artificial lake in Serbia, second only to Vlasina lake.The lake is famous for the biggest habitat of griffon vulture in the Balkans and it is ideal for bird watching. Potpec lake –is an artificial lake built on the river Lim.It is at the altitude of 435.6 m .The area of the lake basin is 3,605 km2 . The railway Belgrade-Bar passes by this lake as well as the motorway Belgrade-the Adriatic sea , which is a precondition for the development of tourism.
Speleologic objects Ushac-cave system – This is the oldest cave system in Serbia . It is made up of Ushac cave, Ice cave and a pit called Bezdan (bottomless) which are interconnected by canals and the total lenth of which is 6185 m.The Ice cave is on eof the most beautiful speleological objects in Serbia. Bukovik cave- на it is at the foot of the mountain Javor .It is known as “the beauty of Javor”.It is rich in cave ornaments , waterfalls , whirlpools and coral islands. Ptotected resources Special reservation of the nature Uvac Special reservation of the nature “Uvac” is a reservation of endangered animal species and other natural values, primarily aimed at the protection of a bird species- griffon vulture. One hundred and four species of birds have been recorded, and it is estimated that more than 150 species can be found.There are also various endangered species of bats , numerous species of reptiles amphibians , fish and other animals. Some 216 species of plants have been discovered. Following the provision of the Government ,the area of the valley of the river Uvac comprising Uvac, Zlatar and radoinja lake , the hills between the rivers Uvac and Vapa and parts of their tributairies (Veljusnica, Zlosnica, Marica river, Tisovica, Vrsavina, Kladnica and numerous streams) have been put under a special regime of protection and have been identified as protected natural resources of I category with an outstanding importance. The reservation covers the area of 7,543 ha.
Fauna and flora Griffon vulture - it builds its nests on the rocks , feeds on vultures, dead cattle and other big mammals , so it is known as the cleaner of the nature, and the areas which he settles are ecologically clean. Nowadays there are about 250-300 of them. Game-the territory of the municipality is rich in the following game animals: rabbit, badger, fox, partridge, roe deer, boar, wolf etc. Fish - р the rivers and lakes abound in fish – mladica, stream trout and lake zlatovcica, lipljan , skobalj, chub, redeye fish, carp etc. Plenty of herbs, forest fruit and mushrooms..
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