Lake Tisza
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| Lake Tisza | ||
| Geographical location | Heves county , Hungary | |
| Tributaries | Tisza | |
| Drain | Tisza | |
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| Coordinates | 47 ° 37 ′ N , 20 ° 41 ′ E | |
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| surface | 127 km² | |
| length | 27 km | |
| Maximum depth | 17 m | |
| Middle deep | 1.3 m | |
Lake Tisza (Hungarian: Tisza-tó or Kiskörei-víztározó , " Kiskörer Reservoir ") is Hungary 's largest artificial lake.
Location and dates
The lake is located in the southeast of Heves county on the border with Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén , Hajdú-Bihar and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok counties . The reservoir was established in 1973 to regulate the Tisza - flood excavated. In the 1990s, the lake reached its final water level. With a length of 27 km it extends over 127 km². The average depth is 1.3 m. At the deepest point, the lake is 17 m deep. There are many islands in the lake with a total area of 43 km².
tourism
After the basin filled up, the lake mainly attracted Hungarian tourists as it offered a cheaper alternative to Lake Balaton . Campsites , hotels and swimming pools were built around the lake . Village tourism developed in the surrounding area . There is also a bird reserve there.
Lake Tisza is crossed by the Füzesabony - Debrecen railway line . On this route, regional trains run every two hours, stopping on both banks of the lake in Poroszló and Tiszafüred .
Web links
- Lake Tisza. Tisza-tó-info.hu, accessed on November 27, 2008 (German, English, Polish, Slovak, Hungarian, information about the lake and the surrounding area).
- Lake Tisza. Hungarynetz.de, accessed on November 27, 2008 (German, short description).
- Fishing in Hungary. Hungary Tourist, accessed on June 12, 2011 (German).
- Bicycle routes around Lake Tisza. (jpg) Kunmadaras és térsége Foglalkoztatási Partnerség, accessed on November 27, 2008 (Hungarian).
- Scheffer, János: aerial view of the lake. Retrieved November 27, 2008 .
