Jezioro Czchowskie
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 48 '22 " N , 20 ° 39' 37" E | ||||||||||
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| Construction time: | 1936-1949 | ||||||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 16 m | ||||||||||
| Power plant output: | 90.5 MW | ||||||||||
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| Water surface | 346 ha | ||||||||||
| Reservoir length | 4 km | ||||||||||
| Reservoir width | 750 m | ||||||||||
| Storage space | 12 million m³ | ||||||||||
| Catchment area | Dunajec | ||||||||||
Jezioro Czchowskie is a reservoir on the Dunajec in the Polish Lesser Poland Voivodeship . The Jezioro Rożnowskie reservoir is located upstream . It is in the Beskids .
description
Behind the 16 m high dam the water of is Dunajec and smaller tributaries dammed. With full back which includes reservoir 12 million cubic meters of water. The water area is then 346 ha and the shore length 23 km.
history
The decision to build the dam in Niedzica was taken in 1936 and construction began in 1938. The reservoir was finally flooded in 1948. It is used both as a swimming lake and as a protective storage against flooding and as a hydropower plant.
tourism
On the shores of the lake there are castles, Czchów Castle and Tropsztyn Castle , as well as several beaches and marinas where sailing boats, pedal boats and kayaks can be offered.
Web links
bibliography
- Zygmunt Kruczek, Jeziora Rożnowskie i Czchowskie - Przewodnik turystyczny , Warszawa-Kraków 1986, ISBN 83-7005-059-X
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