Kalin Reservoir, reservoir in Bulgaria
Kalin Reservoir lies at 2,394 m above sea level in the Rila mountains near Pastra, making it one of Bulgaria's highest reservoirs. It was created between 1940 and 1947 by expanding a glacial lake. Its concrete gravity dam is 15 m high and 390 m long along the crest, made of straight segments forming a broken line. The water covers 35 ha and holds 1.02 million m³.
Built between 1940 and 1947 by the Granitoid company, Kalin Reservoir expanded a pre-existing glacial lake in the Rila cascade. It lies at 2,394 m, making it one of Bulgaria's highest reservoirs. The concrete gravity dam, 15 m high and 390 m long along its crest, is made of straight segments forming a broken line.
The reservoir lies at 2394 m above sea level in the Rila mountains, reached by a private service road from Pastra that climbs about 1700 m of elevation gain; the road is not open to public access. The Ivan Vazov tourist hut stands nearby. The dam crest is 390 m long and made of several straight concrete segments forming a broken line.
Kalin Reservoir is the highest reservoir in Bulgaria and on the Balkan Peninsula, at 2,394 m above sea level. It was created by enlarging an existing glacial lake, and its concrete gravity dam, 15 m high and 390 m long along the crest, is built from several straight segments forming a broken line.
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