Vacha Reservoir
Vacha Reservoir (Bulgarian: Въча язовир 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 Dospat–Vacha Hydropower Cascade (500.2 MW) involving four more dams and seven power stations. The three other existing dams on the Vacha River are the Krichim Dam, the Tsankov Kamak Dam and the Teshel Dam.
| Vacha Reservoir | |
|---|---|
Vacha Reservoir | |
| Location | Devin Municipality |
| Coordinates | 41.9319°N 24.4383°E |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Vacha River |
| Primary outflows | Vacha River |
| Basin countries | Bulgaria |
| Max. length | 35 km (22 mi) |
| Max. depth | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Water volume | 226 million m³ (6.0×1010 US gal) |
| Surface elevation | 680 metres (2,230 ft) |
Completed on 5 November 1975, the Vacha Dam is situated 680 metres (2,230 ft) above sea level. The dam was designed by Bulgarian hydroengineers, though their work was overseen by Russian, Japanese and Italian experts. It is a concrete gravity structure of 144.5 metres (474 ft) height, making it the tallest dam in Bulgaria together with Krichim Dam. Its pumped storage power plant has a capacity of 160 MW.