Topolnitsa Reservoir

Topolnitsa Dam Язовир Тополница
The far northern part of the Topolnitsa Dam, near the village of Poibrene.
Topolnitsa Dam Язовир Тополница
Location	Pazardzhik Province and Sofia Province, Sredna Gora
Coordinates	42°25′53″N 24°00′18″E
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Topolnitsa
Primary outflows	Topolnitsa
Catchment area	1,381 km^2 (533 sq mi)
Basin countries	Bulgaria
Max. length	8.7 km (5.4 mi)
Max. width	1 km (0.62 mi)
Surface area	4.1 km^2 (1.6 sq mi)
Max. depth	70 m (230 ft) (based on dam)
Water volume	137×10^^6 m^3 (111,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Settlements	Poibrene, Muhovo

Topolnitsa (Bulgarian: Тополница) is a reservoir in the Sredna Gora mountain, western Bulgaria.

Its construction began in 1948 and was finished in 1963. It was built on the Topolnitsa river just south of the village of Muhovo. The main purpose of the Topolnitsa Dam is to irrigate agricultural lands in the Upper Thracian Plain. The walls of the dam are concrete and are 78 m high. The maximum volume is 137.000.000 m3. There is a small hydro power plant. The catchment area of the dam is 1,381 km² and the annual precipitation in that area is 603 mm.

There are many villas and bungalows around the shores of the dam. It is a good place for fishing with the abundance of carp, rudd, perch and other species of freshwater fish.

External links

• Article on the Topolnitsa Dam on econ.bg (in Bulgarian)
• Short information for the Topolnitsa Dam (in Bulgarian)