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The Ticha reservoir is one of the largest lakes in Bulgaria, about 18.7 km² on the Golyama Kamchia in Shumen Province, north of Varbitsa, in the valley above the Preslav gorge. Its shoreline, more than 100 km long, is described as the longest of any Bulgarian reservoir. The name comes from the medieval name of the Kamchia.
How it formed
The earth-fill dam, about 55 m high, was finished in 1973 to hold back floods and to supply irrigation and drinking water to Shumen, Veliki Preslav and Targovishte. The dam overflowed in July 2005 and July 2010, after which dykes were built.
History
The water covered the villages of Vinitsa, after which the reservoir was once also named, and Staroselka, and their people were resettled.
Nature
Catfish, carp, bleak and rudd live in the lake, including a record catfish of 112 kg taken on rod and line.
Visit
Swimming
No reliable information
Tips
Veliki Preslav is the nearest town, less than 10 km from the spillway, and Shumen about 40 km away. Anglers are the main visitors; ask locally about access and rules, as the lake is a source of drinking water.
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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. Тича (relation 2410232), OpenStreetMap contributors
- English Wikipedia: Ticha Reservoir, Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata: Ticha Reservoir (Q6395899), Wikimedia Foundation
- Bulgarian Wikipedia: Тича (язовир), Wikimedia Foundation