Lake Bukovniško, lake in north-eastern Slovenia

Lake Bukovniško is an artificial reservoir formed by damming the Bukovnica stream south of the village of Bukovnica, in the southeast of Goričko. It covers about 7 hectares, averages 2–3 m deep and reaches up to 8 m, lying among chestnut and beech forests. The forest learning trail starts by the forest road above the fishing hut and loops about 1,700 m through the woods to the lake and back.

The reservoir was created by damming the Bukovnica stream as a flood-control measure alongside regulation works on the Ledava river and its tributaries. The Chapel of Saint Vida stands on a hill by the lake in a beech forest, next to a spring attributed to the saint.

The lake is named after the village of Bukovnica to its north. Oral tradition holds that people who washed their eyes with water from the spring beside the Chapel of Saint Vid improved their sight, and some reportedly regained it. The chapel stands in the beech forest on the hill above the lake.

The lake is accessible from the nearby village of Dobrovnik, where parking is available. A walking path of about 1.7 kilometers circles the basin and offers easy orientation for visitors of all ages.

Dowsers have marked 26 energy points around the lake area. Oral tradition holds that people who washed their eyes with water from the spring beside the Chapel of Saint Vida had their sight improve, and some are said to have regained it.