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Major water
reservoirs A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of water, interrup ...
and dams in
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
: * Besko Reservoir on the
WisÅ‚ok WisÅ‚ok is a river in south-eastern Poland, a tributary of the San River, with a length of 220 kilometres and a basin area of 3,538 km2 (all in Poland). The root of the name ''Vis-lok'' is Indo-European or pre-Indo-European. The first met ...
, completed 1978 * Bukowskie Reservoir on the
Bóbr The Bóbr (; ; ) is a river which flows through the north of the Czech Republic and the southwest of Poland. It is a left tributary of the Oder. Its Polish name translates directly to ' beaver'. Course The Bóbr has a length of (3 in Czech ...
, completed 1907, expanded 1989 *
Lake Czorsztyn Lake Czorsztyn () is a man-made reservoir on the Dunajec river, southern Poland, between the Pieniny and the Gorce Mountains. It exists due to a dam in the village of Niedzica. The dam itself was completed in 1995. Its measurements are: high, ...
on the
Dunajec The Dunajec (; Goral dialects: ''Dónajec''; ) is a river running through northeastern Slovakia and southern Poland. It is also regarded as the main river of the Goral Lands. It is a right tributary of the Vistula River. It begins in Nowy Targ at ...
, completed 1995 *
Lake Dobczyce Lake Dobczyce () is an artificial lake, built in 1985 - 1987. It is located in southern Poland (Lesser Poland Voivodeship), thirty kilometers south of Kraków. The lake, which lies between the Island Beskids, and the Wieliczka Foothills, was buil ...
on the Raba, 1987 * Goczałkowice Reservoir on the
Vistula The Vistula (; ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest in Europe, at in length. Its drainage basin, extending into three other countries apart from Poland, covers , of which is in Poland. The Vistula rises at Barania Góra i ...
, 1956 * Lake Klimkowskie on the Ropa, 1994 *
Lake Leśnia Lake Leśnia (Polish ''Jezioro Leśniańskie'', German ''Marklissa-Talsperre'') is a small artificial lake, located on the Kwisa river, between towns of Leśna and Gryfow Slaski in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, southwestern Poland. It was opened ...
on the
Kwisa The Kwisa (, , ) is a river in south-western Poland, a left tributary of the Bóbr, which itself is a left tributary of the Oder river. It rises in the Jizera Mountains, part of the Western Sudetes range, where it runs along the border with t ...
, 1905 * Lake Lubachowskie on the Bystrzyca, 1917 *
Lake Malta Lake Malta, known also as the Maltański Reservoir,Gołdyn R., Kozak A., Kostka K. 1994. Causes of changes in the water quality of the restored Maltański Reservoir in Poznań. In: Gołdyn R. (ed.) Protection of the water of the catchment area of ...
on the
Cybina Cybina is a river in Greater Poland, a right affluent of Warta. It starts near village Iwno and after 43 km falls into the right branch of Warta, which is also called Cybina or KanaÅ‚ Ulgi, in PoznaÅ„ PoznaÅ„ ( ) is a city on the War ...
, 1952 * Lake Międzybrodzkie, created by the Porąbka Dam on the
Soła The Soła () is a river in southern Poland, a right tributary of the Vistula. The Soła originates in the Western Beskids mountain range near the border with Slovakia. It is made up of the confluence of several small creeks in the Rajcza munici ...
, 1937 * Niedów Reservoir on the
Smědá The Smědá (; , ) is a river in the Czech Republic and Poland, a right tributary of the Lusatian Neisse River. It flows through the Liberec Region in the Czech Republic and then through Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Together with the Bílá Smědá, ...
, 1962 *
Nyskie Lake Nyskie Lake ( or ''Jezioro Głębinowskie'') is a reservoir constructed at the confluence of the Eastern Neisse and Bělá rivers in Poland in 1971. Its name comes from the nearby town of Nysa. The dam that was used to create the reservoir is , a ...
on the
Nysa KÅ‚odzka The Eastern Neisse, also known by its Polish name of Nysa KÅ‚odzka (, ), is a river in southwestern Poland, a left tributary of the Oder, with a length of 188 km (21st longest) and a basin area of 4,570 km2 (3,742 in Poland). Prior to Wo ...
, 1971 * Otmuchowskie Reservoir on the
Nysa KÅ‚odzka The Eastern Neisse, also known by its Polish name of Nysa KÅ‚odzka (, ), is a river in southwestern Poland, a left tributary of the Oder, with a length of 188 km (21st longest) and a basin area of 4,570 km2 (3,742 in Poland). Prior to Wo ...
, 1933 * Pilchowickie Lake, created by the masonry gravity Pilchowice Dam on the
Bóbr The Bóbr (; ; ) is a river which flows through the north of the Czech Republic and the southwest of Poland. It is a left tributary of the Oder. Its Polish name translates directly to ' beaver'. Course The Bóbr has a length of (3 in Czech ...
, 1912 *
Lake Rożnów Lake Rożnow () is an artificial lake, built in 1935–1941. It is located in southernmost part of Poland (Lesser Poland Voivodeship). The lake was built in the interwar period to regulate the Dunajec river flowing through the foothills of Be ...
on the
Dunajec The Dunajec (; Goral dialects: ''Dónajec''; ) is a river running through northeastern Slovakia and southern Poland. It is also regarded as the main river of the Goral Lands. It is a right tributary of the Vistula River. It begins in Nowy Targ at ...
, 1942 *
Lake Solina Lake Solina () is an artificial lake in the Bieszczady Mountains region, in Lesko County of the Subcarpathian Voivodship, Poland. Created in 1968, it is Poland's largest artificial lake as well as a major tourist attraction of the region. The So ...
, created by the concrete gravity
Solina Dam The Solina Dam () is a concrete gravity dam in south-eastern Poland. It is the largest dam in the country. It is located in Solina, Poland, Solina of Lesko County in the Bieszczady Mountains area of Poland. With the completion of the dam in 1968, ...
on the San, 1968 * Sulejów Reservoir on the Pilica, 1974 *
WÅ‚ocÅ‚awek Reservoir WÅ‚ocÅ‚awek Reservoir () is a water body in the Middle Vistula flow that appeared in 1970 after building of the dam in WÅ‚ocÅ‚awek. The length of the reservoir is 58 km from WÅ‚ocÅ‚awek to PÅ‚ock, average width is 1.2 km. It is the bigge ...
on the
Vistula The Vistula (; ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest in Europe, at in length. Its drainage basin, extending into three other countries apart from Poland, covers , of which is in Poland. The Vistula rises at Barania Góra i ...
, 1970 * Wrzeszczyńskie Reservoir on the
Bóbr The Bóbr (; ; ) is a river which flows through the north of the Czech Republic and the southwest of Poland. It is a left tributary of the Oder. Its Polish name translates directly to ' beaver'. Course The Bóbr has a length of (3 in Czech ...
, 1927 *
Zegrze Reservoir The Zegrze Reservoir (or Zegrze Lake, in Polish officially ''Jezioro Zegrzyńskie'', unofficially ''Zalew Zegrzyński'') is a man-made reservoir in Poland, located just north of Warsaw, on the lower course of the Narew river. It is formed by a dam ...
on the
Narew The Narew (; ; or ) is a 499-kilometre (310 mi) river primarily in north-eastern Poland. It is a tributary of the river Vistula. The Narew is one of Europe's few braided rivers, the term relating to the twisted channels resembling braided h ...
, 1963 * ZÅ‚otnickie Reservoir, created by the masonry gravity ZÅ‚otnickie Dam on the
Kwisa The Kwisa (, , ) is a river in south-western Poland, a left tributary of the Bóbr, which itself is a left tributary of the Oder river. It rises in the Jizera Mountains, part of the Western Sudetes range, where it runs along the border with t ...
, 1924 * Zygmunt August's Lake near
Knyszyn Knyszyn (, ) is a town in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, northwest of Białystok. It is situated on the Jaskranka River, within the historic region of Podlachia. History In 1358 the territory became part of the Grand Duchy o ...
, 1559 - oldest in Poland *
Żywiec Lake Żywiec Lake (Polish: ''Jezioro Żywieckie'') is a reservoir on the Soła river in southern Poland, near the town of Żywiec. It was created in 1966, when several villages in the area, such as Zarzecze, Tresna, Zadziel and Old Żywiec were floode ...
on the
Soła The Soła () is a river in southern Poland, a right tributary of the Vistula. The Soła originates in the Western Beskids mountain range near the border with Slovakia. It is made up of the confluence of several small creeks in the Rajcza munici ...
, 1966 * unnamed reservoir at
Świnna Poręba Świnna Poręba is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mucharz, within Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Wadowice and southwest of the regional capital Kraków , of ...
on the
Skawa The Skawa is a river in southern Poland, a right tributary of the Vistula. Originating in the Western Carpathians (Beskids), the Skawa is long and drains . The several towns it passes along its path include Jordanów, Maków Podhalański, Sucha ...
, under construction as of 2014


See also

* List of reservoirs and dams {{Europe topic, List of dams and reservoirs in Poland, Dams and reservoirs *
Dams A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, ...
Dams A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, ...
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