Mietkowskie Lake (

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: ''Jezioro Mietkowskie'') - is the largest

lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...

in the Dolnośląskie Voivodeship in

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. The lake is a retention reservoir created when a

dam 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, aqua ...

was built on the river Bystrzyca in

Mietków Mietków is a village in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Mietków. It lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Wrocław Wr ...

, about 45 kilometres south-west of

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

. Geographically the lake is located on the Świdnicka

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; divided by the Bystrzyca Valley, located in the

Bystrzyca Valley Landscape Park Bystrzyca Valley Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Dolina Bystrzycy'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in south-western Poland. The Park lies within Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship (, ) in southwestern Poland, ...

. The dam's construction began in 1974, and fully filled in 1986. The

has a length of 3,2 kilometres and a height of 17 metres. The lake's bank is excavated for aggregate, deepening the lake. The lake's water was lowered and the lake was renovated in 2007 and 2011.

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Lakes of Lower Silesian Voivodeship {{Wrocław-geo-stub