Tsonevo Reservoir
{{Short description|Reservoir in Varna Province, Bulgaria}}
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| location = Balkan Mountains at Tsonevo
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| opening = 1974
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Tsonevo Reservoir ({{langx|bg|язовир Цонево}}) is a reservoir in eastern Bulgaria, located in the valley of the river Luda Kamchiya.{{cite book|editor-last1=Bernard Cohen|editor-first1=Saul|title=Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C6PLxz8EMk0C&dq=Tsonevo%20Reservoir&pg=PA2204 |place=Sofia|publisher=Columbia University Press|year=2008|page=2204}} Administratively, it lies in Dalgopol Municipality of Varna Province. In 1975 it was named after the politician Georgi Traykov, a longtime leader of Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and that name remains in official use, along with Tsonevo.{{harvnb|Encyclopaedia Bulgaria, Volume II|1981|p=75}}{{harvnb|Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria|1980|p=135}}{{harvnb|Scientific Information Center "Bulgarian Encyclopedia"|2015|p=225}}
Geography
The reservoir is situated at an altitude of 185 m the eastern Balkan Mountains on the boundary with the fore-Balkan hilly area. It lies along the lower course of the river Luda Kamchiya, the longest tributary of the Kamchiya. The dam wall is a kilometer west of the village of Tsonevo. It is accessible via several roads, as well as railway line No. 3 Sofia–Karlovo–Varna. Along its shores at the reservoir's tail is located the peculiar rock formation Chudnite Skali, which are a natural landmark.{{cite web|url= https://bulgariatravel.org/chudnite-skali-the-wonderful-rocks-a-natural-landmark/ |title= Chudnite Skali (The Wonderful Rocks) – a Natural Landmark |website=Official Tourist Portal of Bulgaria |access-date=24 April 2025}} The picturesque surroundings and forests are a popular tourist attraction, offering conditions for recreation, fishing and outdoors activities. Accommodation facilities are mainly concentrated in the adjacent villages of Tsonevo and Asparuhovo.{{harvnb|Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria|1980|pp=527–528}}
Description
The reservoir was inaugurated in 1974 and has an earthen dam with a height of 39 m and crest length of 890 m. The artificial lake has a surface area of 17.3 km2 and a volume of 330 million m3; its length is 28 km.{{cite web |url=https://bnr.bg/varna/post/101204168/rekordno-nisko-nivo-na-azovir-conevo|title=Record Low Level of Tsonevo Reservoir|website=Official Site of the Bulgarian National Radio|access-date=24 April 2025}} It serves as a leveler of the Kamchiya Reservoir further upstream. It is utilized for small-scale electricity production and as a major supplier for irrigation and industrial water, including for the major Varna-Devnya Industrial Complex.{{cite web |url=https://bntnews.bg/bg/a/napolovina-e-spadnalo-nivoto-na-vodata-v-yazovir-tsonevo|title=The Level of the Water of Tsonevo Reservoir has Fallen in Half|website=Official Site of the Bulgarian National Television|access-date=24 April 2025}} Although its waters are generally intended for industrial and agricultural supply, Tsonevo Reservoir is designated as an emergency source of potable water for Varna, the third largest city in Bulgaria.
Gallery
File:Asparuchovo.jpg | The reservoir at Asparuhovo
File:9 Chudnite skali 100916.jpg | A road bridge at the reservoir's tail
File:Bulgarian Wonder Rocks.jpg | Panoramic view at Chudnite Skali
Citations
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References
{{Commons category|Tsonevo Reservoir}}
- {{cite book | ref={{harvid|Encyclopaedia Bulgaria, Volume II|1981}}
| title = Енциклопедия България. Том II. Г-З
| trans-title = Encyclopaedia Bulgaria. Volume II. G-Z
| last = Георгиев (Georgiev)
| first = Владимир (Vladimir)
| others = и колектив
| year = 1981
| language = bg
| publisher = Издателство на БАН (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Press)
| location = София (Sofia)
}}
- {{cite book | ref={{harvid|Scientific Information Center "Bulgarian Encyclopedia"|2015}}
| title = Научноинформационен център „Българска енциклопедия“. Промени в наименованията на физикогеографските обекти в България 1878 – 2014 г.
| trans-title = Scientific Information Center "Bulgarian Encyclopedia". Changes in the Names of Physical Geographical Features in Bulgaria 1878-2014.
| last1 =
| first1 =
| chapter =
| year = 2014
| language = Bulgarian
| publisher = Книгоиздателска къща „Труд“ ("Trud" Press)
| location = София (Sofia)
| isbn = 978-954-398-401-5
}}
- {{cite book | ref={{harvid|Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria|1980}}
| title = Географски речник на България
| trans-title = Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria
| last1 = Мичев (Michev)
| first1 = Николай (Nikolay)
| last2 = Михайлов (Mihaylov)
| first2 = Цветко (Tsvetko)
| last3 = Вапцаров (Vaptsarov)
| first3 = Иван (Ivan)
| last4 = Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev)
| first4 = Светлин (Svetlin)
| chapter =
| year = 1980
| language = Bulgarian
| publisher = Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura)
| location = София (Sofia)
| isbn =
}}