Zagłobocze (Jezioro Zagłębocze) is one of the deep lakes of the Łęczyńsko-Włodawskie lake district. It lies in the gmina Ludwin of Łęczna County, near the village of Jagodno, with the villages of Lejno and Nowy Ożegów also on its shores. This is a peaceful resort lake with clean water, surrounded by summer houses and holiday bases, on the border of the protected zone of the Polesie Landscape Park. More about the lake district can be found in the article “Polish Polissia”.
Deep water amid the plain
The lake is located on the southwestern edge of the Włodawa Hump—a low elevation on the Łęczyńsko-Włodawskie plain. According to measurements by Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in 1951, the area of Zagłobocze is 59 hectares, with dimensions approximately 940 by 800 meters. The maximum depth reaches 23.3 meters, the average is 7.3 meters, and the water surface lies at about 167 meters above sea level. In 2005, the water quality of the lake met the first class of purity.
What has changed under the water
Zagłobocze was valued by botanists: once the bottom was covered by large meadows of the rare stonewort Lychnothamnus barbatus. Research in 1999 showed that it had disappeared, as well as some other demanding plants. Their place was taken by more common communities—charophytes, elodea, shiny pondweed, and reeds. The lake lies within the Polesie protected landscape district, so its shores are mostly forested and quiet.
Fishing
Zagłobocze is one of the few “vendace” lakes in the region: together with Rogóźno and Krasne, it has been stocked since the 1970s with vendace (sieja) and whitefish, although these species do not naturally occur here. Stocking is carried out by the Regional Water Management Authority in Lublin (Wody Polskie), which oversees the lake’s fishing district. The list of other fish species is not provided in available sources, so check with the water user before your trip. Polish fishing regulations apply: a fishing card and a permit from the water user are required.
How to get there
About 17 km northeast of Łęczna, approximately 45 km from Lublin. More convenient by car. Nearby are Piaseczno, Rogóźno, and Łukcze, and to the northeast—the Polesie National Park and the villages around Urszulin. For Ukrainian citizens, this is Poland: a foreign passport is required.
