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Northern Bulgaria

Northern Bulgaria, also called Moesia, is the northern half of the country, north of the main ridge of the Balkan Mountains.

The lakes include Lake Srebarna beside the Danube, a Ramsar site and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lake Rabisha, the largest natural inland lake in Bulgaria, and reservoirs such as Ogosta, Stamboliyski and Yovkovtsi.

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Bulgaria · Northern Bulgaria

Lake Srebarna

Lake Srebarna is a freshwater lake beside the Danube in northeastern Bulgaria, west of the town of Silistra, and the largest river-side lake in the country. The lake and its surroundings form the Srebarna Nature Reserve, a Ramsar wetland and…

6.27 square kilometresarea
10 metreselevation
2 metresmax. depth
Birdwatching

Bulgaria · Northern Bulgaria

Yovkovtsi Reservoir

Reservoir · artificial

6.3 square kilometresarea

All lakes in Northern Bulgaria

12 lakes

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Bulgaria · Northern Bulgaria

Yovkovtsi Reservoir

Reservoir · artificial

6.3 square kilometresarea

Bulgaria · Northern Bulgaria

Gorni Dabnik Reservoir

Reservoir · artificial

5.11 square kilometresarea
168 metreselevation

Bulgaria · Northern Bulgaria

Hristo Smirnenski Reservoir

Reservoir · artificial

0.97 square kilometresarea
152 metreselevation

Bulgaria · Northern Bulgaria

Kula Reservoir

Reservoir · artificial

0.97 square kilometresarea
196 metreselevation

Bulgaria · Northern Bulgaria

Kovachitsa Reservoir

Reservoir · artificial

1.03 square kilometresarea

Bulgaria · Northern Bulgaria

Telish Reservoir

Reservoir · artificial

1.31 square kilometresarea

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