Tsankov Dam is a dam on the
Vacha River
The Vacha (, ) is a river in south Bulgaria, one of the main right tributaries of the Maritsa. It is 104 km long and is formed by the confluence of the rivers Buynovska (cirillic: Буйновска река), Trigradska (cirillic: триг ...
,
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Mac ...
. It is part of the
Vacha Cascade Joint Implementation Project
Vacha may refer to:
*Acorus calamus, Vacha (Sk 'to speak') an ayurvedic medicine, mentioned in the bible
*Vacha Reservoir, a reservoir in Bulgaria
*Vacha (river), a river in Bulgaria
* Vacha (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft), a ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' ...
involving three more dams and four power stations.
The two other existing dams on the
Vacha River
The Vacha (, ) is a river in south Bulgaria, one of the main right tributaries of the Maritsa. It is 104 km long and is formed by the confluence of the rivers Buynovska (cirillic: Буйновска река), Trigradska (cirillic: триг ...
are the
Vacha Dam
Vacha Reservoir ( Yazovir Vacha; before 1999: Antonivanovtsi Reservoir) is a body of water associated with a dam in Devin Municipality, south Bulgaria. It is part of the Vacha Cascade Joint Implementation Project involving three more dams and fo ...
and the
Kamak Dam.
*See also
Tsankov Kamak Hydro Power Plant
The Tsankov Kamak Hydroelectric Power Plant, also Tsankov Kamak HPP, comprises an arch dam and hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in Tsankov Kamak, southwestern Bulgaria. It is situated on the Vacha River in Smolyan Province, on the borders of Pazar ...
References
Dams in Bulgaria
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