Lake Tarnobrzeg, Machowski Reservoir or Lake Machów is an artificial lake created in a former sulfur mine in Machów, Tarnobrzeg, Poland.

Lake Tarnobrzeg or Machowski Reservoir
Lake Machowski in 2009
Lake Tarnobrzeg or Machowski Reservoir is located in Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Lake Tarnobrzeg or Machowski Reservoir
Lake Tarnobrzeg or Machowski Reservoir
LocationMachów
Tarnobrzeg
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Poland
Coordinates50°32′37″N 21°38′34″E / 50.54361°N 21.64278°E / 50.54361; 21.64278
Built1994
Surface area4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi)[1]
Max. depth42 m (138 ft)

History

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The lake was opened in 2010 after 16 years of construction and landscaping. The re-cultivation work began in the old mine in 1994. The total cost of changing post the industrial area into lake totaled 1.5 billion PLN. The project was paid for by the State Treasury.

Re-name

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In 2011 the Tarnobrzeg City Council, together with the Mayor of Tarnobrzeg, interpellated with the Polish Ministry of the Interior and Administration to change the official name to Lake Tarnobrzeg.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Zalew Machów - nurkowanie | Nurkomania".
  2. ^ "Uchwała No. XIII/168/2011 Rady Miasta Tarnobrzeg" (PDF). www.archiwum.tarnobrzeg.pl. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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