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Tsonevo Reservoir

Reservoir in Varna Province, Bulgaria

Field	Value
name	Tsonevo Dam
name_official	bg
location_map_caption	Location of Tsonevo Reservoir in Bulgaria
coordinates
location	Balkan Mountains at Tsonevo
opening	1974
dam_type	earthen gravity dam
dam_length	890 m
res_name	Tsonevo Reservoir
res_capacity_total	330000000 m3
res_surface	17.3 km2
image	10 Tsonevo Reservoir 100916.jpg
dam_height	39 m
location_map	Bulgaria

Tsonevo Reservoir () is a reservoir in eastern Bulgaria, located in the valley of the river Luda Kamchiya. Administratively, it lies in Dalgopol Municipality of Varna Province. In 1975 it was named after the politician Georgi Traykov, a longtime leader of Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and that name remains in official use, along with Tsonevo.

Geography

The reservoir is situated at an altitude of 185 m the eastern Balkan Mountains on the boundary with the fore-Balkan hilly area. It lies along the lower course of the river Luda Kamchiya, the longest tributary of the Kamchiya. The dam wall is a kilometer west of the village of Tsonevo. It is accessible via several roads, as well as railway line No. 3 Sofia–Karlovo–Varna. Along its shores at the reservoir's tail is located the peculiar rock formation Chudnite Skali, which are a natural landmark. The picturesque surroundings and forests are a popular tourist attraction, offering conditions for recreation, fishing and outdoors activities. Accommodation facilities are mainly concentrated in the adjacent villages of Tsonevo and Asparuhovo.

Description

The reservoir was inaugurated in 1974 and has an earthen dam with a height of 39 m and crest length of 890 m. The artificial lake has a surface area of 17.3 km2 and a volume of 330 million m3; its length is 28 km. It serves as a leveler of the Kamchiya Reservoir further upstream. It is utilized for small-scale electricity production and as a major supplier for irrigation and industrial water, including for the major Varna-Devnya Industrial Complex. Although its waters are generally intended for industrial and agricultural supply, Tsonevo Reservoir is designated as an emergency source of potable water for Varna, the third largest city in Bulgaria.

Gallery

File:Asparuchovo.jpg | The reservoir at Asparuhovo File:9 Chudnite skali 100916.jpg | A road bridge at the reservoir's tail File:Bulgarian Wonder Rocks.jpg | Panoramic view at Chudnite Skali

Citations

References

{{cite book | ref= | trans-title = Encyclopaedia Bulgaria. Volume II. G-Z
{{cite book | ref= | trans-title = Scientific Information Center "Bulgarian Encyclopedia". Changes in the Names of Physical Geographical Features in Bulgaria 1878-2014.
{{cite book | ref= | trans-title = Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria

References

(2008). "Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G". Columbia University Press.
{{harvnb. Encyclopaedia Bulgaria, Volume II. 1981
{{harvnb. Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria. 1980
{{harvnb. Scientific Information Center "Bulgarian Encyclopedia". 2015
"Chudnite Skali (The Wonderful Rocks) – a Natural Landmark".
{{harvnb. Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria. 1980
"Record Low Level of Tsonevo Reservoir".
"The Level of the Water of Tsonevo Reservoir has Fallen in Half".

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