The Yastrebino reservoir is the largest in Targovishte Province, about 5 km² on the Golyama reka, a tributary of the Stara reka, about 35 km south-west of Targovishte, between Omurtag and Antonovo. The dam wall stands about 4 km east of the village that gives it its name.
How it formed
It was built in 1964 and lies at about 340 m, and it serves irrigation and drinking and household water supply.
Nature
Ten kinds of fish are listed, including carp, pike-perch, bighead carp, grass carp, rudd and bleak.
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Swimming
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Tips
The lake is close to the main Sofia–Varna road, about 12 km west of Omurtag and 10 km east of Antonovo, and has convenient beach strips. Villages around it include Treskavets, Rositsa, Izvorovo and Kamburovo.
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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. Ястребино (way 179323170), OpenStreetMap contributors
- Wikidata: Yastrebino reservoir (Q12299810), Wikimedia Foundation
- Bulgarian Wikipedia: Ястребино (язовир), Wikimedia Foundation