Pyasachnik Reservoir

Pyasachnik Reservoir
Pyasachnik Reservoir is located in Bulgaria
Pyasachnik Reservoir
Pyasachnik Reservoir
LocationUpper Thracian Plain
Coordinates42°23′17.16″N 24°34′53.04″E / 42.3881000°N 24.5814000°E / 42.3881000; 24.5814000
Typedam
Primary outflowsPyasachnik river
Basin countriesBulgaria
Surface area9.1 km2 (3.5 sq mi)
Water volume206.53 hm3 (7.294×109 cu ft)
Surface elevation289 m (948 ft)

The Pyasachnik Reservoir (Bulgarian: язовир Пясъчник) is located in the northwestern part of Upper Thracian Plain in southern central Bulgaria, along the river Pyasachnik, a left tributary of the Maritsa. It is situated northwest of the village of Lyuben in Plovdiv Province. The reservoir covers an area of 9.1 km2 and has a volume of 206.53 million m3. Pyasachnik Reservoir was constructed in 1958–1964.[1] Its waters are used for the irrigation of about 270 km2 arable land.[1]

The reservoir is a popular fishing area. The International Game Fish Association world record for a grass carp caught on hook was set in Pyasachnik Reservoir in 2009 — 39.75 kg (87.6 lb).[2]

  1. ^ a b Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 396
  2. ^ "All Tackle Records for Carp, Grass". International Game Fish Association. Archived from the original on 2011-10-19. Retrieved 19 June 2011.