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Fisek Reservoir

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язовир Фисек

The Fisek reservoir is an irrigation reservoir on the middle course of the Pakusha in Targovishte Province, about 1.5 km from the village of Buhovtsi. The main Sofia–Varna road runs near its northern shore.

How it formed

An earth-fill dam built in 1960 holds it back, at about 165 m above sea level, and it supplies about 9 km² of farmland.

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Swimming

No reliable information

Tips

The reservoir is leased out and fishing is prohibited.

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Sources & data

  1. Bulgaria's 2022 Water Framework Directive reporting to the EEA: lake (LW) and transitional (TW) water bodies, field cArea, European Environment Agency (WISE WFD), reported by Bulgaria, 2022
  2. OpenStreetMap: яз. Фисек (relation 13882340), OpenStreetMap contributors
  3. Wikidata: Fisek reservoir (Q113125253), Wikimedia Foundation
  4. Bulgarian Wikipedia: Фисек (язовир), Wikimedia Foundation