Zemplinska širava

General data

Water type: Artificial lake
Progression: Laborec -> Latorica -> Bodrog -> Tisza -> Danube -> Black sea -> Mediterranean Sea -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Continental
Continents: Europe
Countries: Slovakia

Description

Zemplínska šírava, formerly called Zemplínska or Podvihorlatská sĺňava , originally called Vihorlatská nádrž , is a water reservoir in eastern Slovakia in the Bodrog basin below the Vihorlatské vrchy mountains. It is the second largest water reservoir in Slovakia by surface area, and the third largest in Slovakia by total water volume (after Liptovská Mara and Orava Dam ). It is a popular tourist destination with seven recreational centers. In addition to recreation, it serves for irrigation of agricultural land in the East Slovak Lowland , for flood protection, and as a water source for industry. The eastern part of the reservoir is a protected area . The water surface of the Zemplínská Šírava covers an area of 33 km². Its maximum length is 11 km, maximum width 3.5 km, average depth 3.5 m and maximum depth 14.7 m. The reservoir is created by 6–8 (max. 12) meter dams 7,346 m long. The reservoir is mainly fed by the waters of the Laborec River through the inlet, the so-called Šíravský Canal, the water is drained by the so-called Zalužický Canal (to Laborec), and the Black Water also flows out of the dam .

Zemplinska širava

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