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Bulgaria · Southwestern Bulgaria
Iskar Reservoir
Reservoir · artificial
~22 kmaway
817.65 metreselevation
Photo: Edal Anton Lefterov · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Ognyanovo reservoir lies in Elin Pelin municipality, east of Sofia, on the Leskovska river, and takes its name from the nearby village of Ognyanovo. With about 32 million m³ of water, it was built to serve the Kremikovtsi steelworks and for irrigation.
History
The old road between Ognyanovo and Golema Rakovitsa lies on the lake bed, and its start can be seen when the water is low.
Visit
Swimming
No reliable information
Tips
The lake suits a day out and fishing, for bleak, perch, crucian carp, common carp, chub and grass carp, and tent camps can be set up in the area.
Nearby lakes
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Photo: Loquita desita · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sources & data
- 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
- OpenStreetMap: яз.Огняново (way 25238307), OpenStreetMap contributors
- English Wikipedia: Ognyanovo Reservoir, Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata: Ognyanovo Reservoir (Q2519392), Wikimedia Foundation
- Bulgarian Wikipedia: Огняново (язовир), Wikimedia Foundation