Zemplínska šírava

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Zemplínska šírava, Reservoir in District of Michalovce, Slovakia.

Zemplinska sirava spans 33 square kilometers with a maximum depth of 14 meters, stretching 11 kilometers in length and 3.5 kilometers in width.

The construction of this water infrastructure project took place between 1961 and 1965, becoming the second largest reservoir in Slovakia.

Multiple resorts, including Horka, Medvedia hora, and Kaluza, line the shores of this water body, offering recreational spaces for locals and visitors.

The reservoir supplies cooling water to the Vojany Power Station while maintaining a water volume of 334 million cubic meters.

Water from this reservoir flows into the Laborec River, which subsequently joins the Bodrog River system in eastern Slovakia.

Location: Michalovce District

Inception: 1968

Elevation above the sea: 116 m

GPS coordinates: 48.78333,22.03667

Latest update: June 3, 2025 06:24

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