Maconka Reservoir, Reservoir in Hungary

Maconka Reservoir lies on the Zagyva River at the border of Bátonyterenye-Maconka and Dorogháza, at the foot of the Mátra. It is made up of seven connected lake units: the 38.31-hectare main basin, the 9.11-hectare Kis-Maconka forebay, and five smaller ponds, including the Rekord and Élmény ponds. The main basin averages 2.2 metres deep, with a maximum of 5 metres; the bed is slightly muddy, sandy-gravelly where dredged, with reed stumps and shell beds.

Plans for the reservoir were drawn up in the 1970s within the Zagyva water-management programme. It was created in 1975 by damming the Zagyva at river kilometres 153 and 120, using an earth-fill valley dam and a long embankment between the Kisterenye–Kál-Kápolna railway and main road 23. Its operating permit was issued in 1977. In 1999 heavy rain raised the water level by more than 1.5 metres and the sluices had to be opened, letting a large quantity of fish escape downstream.

Fishing here is run by the Bátonyterenye-Maconka Leisure and Sport Fishing Association, successor since 2006 to the Bátonyterenye Miners' Fishing Association, which has operated on a non-profit basis for 29 years and puts its income into maintaining the reservoir. The association shares the water with the Central Danube Valley Water Directorate, which sets water levels and looks after the dams and structures.

The reservoir lies on the Zagyva between Bátonyterenye-Maconka and Dorogháza, bordered by the Kisterenye–Kál-Kápolna railway and main road 23. Water-level regulation, dam upkeep and operation of the structures are handled by the KDV-VIZIG water directorate, so fishing follows its rules. A 2000-metre fence with electronic gates, barriers and a remote camera system controls entry.

The reservoir's seven basins include the 1.3-hectare V. tó, called Rekord-tó (Record Lake), and the 0.99-hectare VI. tó, the Élmény-tó (Experience Lake), set aside as separate fishing sections. The main basin covers 38.31 hectares with an average depth of 2.2 metres and a maximum of 5 metres.