Jezioro Klimkowskie

Jezioro Klimkowskie
	View of the dam
Location:	Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Tributaries:	Ropa
Drain:	Ropa
Larger places on the shore:	Klimkówka , Łosie i Uście Gorlickie
Larger places nearby:	Nowy Sącz
	Lesser Poland , Poland
Coordinates	49 ° 33 '8 " N , 21 ° 5' 16" E Coordinates: 49 ° 33 '8 " N , 21 ° 5' 16" E
	Data on the structure
Construction time:	1970-1994
Height of the barrier structure :	36 m
Power plant output:	1.1 MW
	Data on the reservoir
Water surface	3.1 km²
Reservoir length	6.5 km
Reservoir width	800 m
Storage space	42.59 million m³
Catchment area	Ropa

The Jezioro Klimkowskie is a reservoir on the Ropa in the Polish Malopolska province . It is in the Lower Beskids .

description

Behind the 36 meter high dam the water of ropa and smaller tributaries is dammed. When the reservoir is completely blocked, it contains 42.59 million cubic meters of water. The water area is then 3.1 square kilometers.

history

The decision to build the dam in Klimkówka was made in 1970. The reservoir was finally flooded in 1994. It is used both as a swimming lake and as a protective storage against flooding and as a hydropower plant.

tourism

There are several beaches and marinas on the shores of the lake, where sailing boats, pedal boats and kayaks can be rented.

Web links

Commons : Jezioro Klimkowskie - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

literature

Kęsy Robert i in. 2011. Zbiorniki Wodne w Polsce. Krajowy Zarząd Gospodarki Wodnej, Warszawa, p.44.

View from Klimkówka