Sulejowski Reservoir

A view of the Zalew Sulejowski

The Sulejowski Reservoir (Polish: Zalew Sulejowski, pronounced [zalɛv sulɛjovski]) is an artificial lake, a reservoir created by a dam, in the Łódź Voivodeship, built in the years 1969-1974 within the territories of three local gminas: Tomaszów, Piotrków and Wolbórz. The aim of this reservoir was to supply a fresh drinking water to the city of Łódź and Tomaszów Mazowiecki. At full capacity the reservoir contains up to 95 million m3 of water and has an average depth of 3.3m.

Specifics

The reservoir is held back by a concrete dam and an earth embankment with a length of 1,200 m and a height of 16 m. The shoreline perimeter extends to 58 km (36 mi).

Due to its sheer size of 17.1 kilometres (10.6 mi) in length, and on top of its industrial functions of retaining water for consumption as well as energy generation, the artificial lake created as a result of the dam construction is used for a variety of recreational purposes such as, but not limited to, windsurfing, kayaking, and sailing.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Sulejowski.pl (2013). "Zalew Sulejowski, homepage". General info, weather, tourist accommodations – via Internet Archive.

Coordinates: 51°26′00″N 19°55′25″E / 51.4333°N 19.9236°E / 51.4333; 19.9236

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