Bovilla Lake is located 15 km in the northeast of Tirana. It was formed 15 years earlier on the upper part of Terkuza River, positioned between the two ranges of mountains Kruja-Dajt and Skënderbe-Mali me Gropa, a space in the regions of Kruja and Tirana. The lake is limited in the west with the Gami Mountain (1.267 m) and Brari Mountain (1.214 m) and from Dajt Mountain (1.613) in the southeast. In the east, it is limited with the Xibri Mountains (1.531m) and Koti Mountains (1.391m) positioned in the northwest between Scanderbeg Mountain and Mountain with Pits in the south east.
The watershed is formed by the interruption of Tërkuza River with a dam which is 81-metre-high in Zall Herr Ravine. From 1998, Bovilla watershed is the main supplier with about 50% of the entire consumption of the drinkable water for Tirana and the entire inhabited region.
The relief is hilly-mountainous, where the erosion and the soil slides are very active. The surface of the lake is 4.6 km and it is 18-53 m deep. The vegetation in Bovilla region includes four phyto climatic zones: Region of the Mediterranean forests and shrubs (300 – 600m), Oaks Region (600 – 1000m), Beech Zone (1.000 – 1.600m) and the Mountainous Pasture Zone (over 1.500m).
The region around Bovilla has a stunning beauty with Bovilla waterfall, Bovilla ravine and the surrounding rocks. Several tourist agencies and operators use this relief for mountaineering and climbing up the rocks. Apart from the youngsters, lots of tourists passionate of nature and adventure take part in the relevant itineraries. The itineraries vary in the level of difficulty, from the simplest ones to the most difficult ones, in order for everybody to have an opportunity in climbing and mountaineering.