Zegrze Reservoir

The Zegrzynski reservoir (Polish: Jezioro Zegrzynskie or Zalew Zegrzyński ) was created in 1963 by damming the Narew at the dam in Dębe. It is located in the powiat Legionowski, about 25 km from the Warsaw's center, and therefore one of the main recreational areas of the city.

The lake is named after the village Zegrzyński. The dam impounds Narew about to Pultusk and accruing from the east bug in the estuary. The lake has a length of about 41 kilometers; the storage effect ends about 27 miles behind Serock. He is up to 3.5 km wide, its surface area is about 3,000 acres and its volumetric capacity 94 million cubic meters. It lies 79 meters above sea level ( water surface). About the artificial Żerań channel, there is a navigable route to Warsaw port Żerań.

The Russian fortifications of the 19th century in Zegrzyński up to the shore of the lake. The lake crossing at Nieporet / Zegrzyński a modern road bridge over a length of 332 meters and a width of 13.5 meters. It was opened in 2003 and replaced a bridge of the post-war years, which was demolished. Today, the National Highway No. 61 passes over this bridge, referred to here as Ulica Warszawska.

The lake is used as navigable waters, by the energy and agriculture for recreation and flood control. He also serves as a drinking water reservoir. For fish stocks include bream, tench, carp, perch, pike-perch, pike, catfish ( the heaviest catfish caught here weighed 74.5 kg ), rudd, asp, chub, burbot, eel, silver - and Goldkarausche, ide and chub.

The lake is a popular sailing area; regattas are held in different classes here several times a year. In addition, you can beach sailing, kite and wind surfing, canoeing and motor boating and rowing. In winter, ice sailing facilities.