Juodkiškiai Reservoir

The Juodkiškiai Reservoir is an artificial lake in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east from Kėdainiai, next to Taučiūnai village.[2] It was created in 1980, when a dam on the Obelis river was built next to Juodkiškiai hamlet.[1] In 1995, the dam was reconstructed and a small hydroelectric plant (of 510 kW) built.

Juodkiškiai Reservoir
Juodkiškių tvenkinys (Lithuanian)
Juodkiškiai Reservoir between Aristava and Taučiūnai
Juodkiškiai Reservoir is located in Lithuania
Juodkiškiai Reservoir
Juodkiškiai Reservoir
Juodkiškiai Reservoir is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Juodkiškiai Reservoir
Juodkiškiai Reservoir
LocationKėdainiai District Municipality, Lithuania
Coordinates55°17′17″N 24°02′28″E / 55.28806°N 24.04111°E / 55.28806; 24.04111
Part ofObelisNevėžisNemanBaltic Sea
Primary inflowsObelis, Malčius, Koliupė
Primary outflowsObelis
First flooded1980
Max. length3.85 km (2.39 mi)[1]
Max. width0.32 km (0.20 mi)[1]
Surface area0.834 km2 (0.322 sq mi)[1]
Average depth4.6 m (15 ft)[1]
Max. depth12 m (39 ft)[1]
Water volume0.004395 km3 (0.001054 cu mi)[1]
Shore length115.2 km (9.4 mi)[1]
Surface elevation43 m (141 ft)
SettlementsTaučiūnai, Koliupė
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Shores of the reservoir are low; agriculture lands stretch around the lake. The Bubliai Reservoir and some smaller reservoirs (the Koliupė Reservoir, the Malčius Reservoir) empty into the Juodkiškiai Reservoir. The A8 highway crosses the lake.

The A8 highway bridge over the Juodkiškiai Reservoir

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Tvenkinių katalogas (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Aplinkos apsaugos ministerija. 1998.
  2. ^ "Juodkiškių tvenkinys". Gamtos katalogas. Retrieved 14 December 2020.