Photo: Cvdr · CC BY-SA 4.0The Yovkovtsi reservoir lies about 5 km from the town of Elena, on the Veselina river in the Yantra basin. About 5.7 km² in area and up to 60 m deep, it supplies water to Veliko Tarnovo, Gorna Oryahovitsa, Lyaskovets, Strazhitsa, Zlataritsa, Elena, Gabrovo and Dryanovo. It is named after the writer Yordan Yovkov.
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Tips
The lake is known for carp and pike-perch, and there are guesthouses nearby. As it supplies drinking water, part of the area is a protected zone, so ask in Elena about access to the shore and fishing rules.
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Bulgaria · Northern Bulgaria
Hristo Smirnenski Reservoir
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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. Йовковци (relation 3273054), OpenStreetMap contributors
- English Wikipedia: Yovkovtsi, Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata: Yovkovtsi (Q7329993), Wikimedia Foundation
- Guesthouse near Elena, alo.bg