Solina reservoir

Solina reservoir
	Aerial view
Location:	Poland , Subcarpathian
Tributaries:	San
Drain:	San ( Vistula )
Larger cities on the shore:	Solina , Polańczyk
Major cities nearby:	Lesko , Sanok
	Subcarpathian , Poland
Coordinates	49 ° 22 '27 " N , 22 ° 27' 8" E Coordinates: 49 ° 22 '27 " N , 22 ° 27' 8" E
	Data on the structure
Construction time:	1961-1968
Height of the barrier structure :	81.8 m
Crown length:	664 m
Power plant output:	200 MW
	Data on the reservoir
Water surface	22 km²
Storage space	472 million m³

The Solina Reservoir ( Jezioro Solińskie in Polish ) is located in the Powiat Leski in the Beskids in southern Poland near the Bieszczady National Park . Down the river lies the Jezioro Myczkowskie reservoir .

description

Reservoir

Behind the 81.8-meter-high dam the water of is San and smaller tributaries dammed. With full back which includes reservoir 11 million cubic meters of water. The water area is then 2 square kilometers and has an area of 2200 hectares . With a volume of 472 million cubic meters (also called 474 million m³) it is the largest reservoir in Poland. The water is up to 60 m deep. When it was dammed, the villages of Solina, Telesnica Sanna, Horodek, Sokole, Chrewt and a large part of Wolkowyja were flooded. The lake has numerous arms and bays.

Dam wall

The gravity dam is the highest in Poland at 81.8 m and has a crown length of 664 m. Below the lake is a pumped storage power plant with four turbines and an output of 200 megawatts .

history

The reservoir was created and flooded in 1968 by the damming of the San . 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. There are opportunities for windsurfing and other water sports on the shore . The most popular resorts on the edge of the lake are Solina and Polańczyk .