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| Zhrebchevo Dam | |
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  Location of Zhrebchevo Reservoir in Bulgaria | |
| Official name | Язовир Жребчево (Bulgarian) |
| Location | Kazanlak Valley |
| Coordinates | 42°35′44.9″N 25°55′41.08″E / 42.595806°N 25.9280778°E |
| Construction began | 1959 |
| Opening date | 1966 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Zhrebchevo Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 400,000,000 m3 (320,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 25 km2 (6,200 acres) |
| Power Station | |
| Installed capacity | 15.4 MW |
| Annual generation | 32 GWh |
Zhrebchevo Reservoir (Bulgarian: Язовир Жребчево) is a large dam and reservoir in central Bulgaria, situated between the Sub-Balkan valleys of Kazanlak and Tvarditsa that lie between the Balkan Mountains to the north and the Sredna Gora mountain range to the south.[1] Administratively, the reservoir is located in the municipalities of Gurkovo and Nikolaevo of Stara Zagora Province and Tvarditsa and Nova Zagora of Sliven Province. Close to its shores are the towns of Gurkovo and Nikolaevo, as well as the villages of Panicherevo, Banya, and Asenovets.[2]
- ^ "The Reservoir". Site of Zhrebchevo Reservoir. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Bulgaria, Volume II 1981, p. 625