Goczałkowice Reservoir
Goczałkowice Reservoir (Polish: Jezioro Goczałkowickie) is an artificial water reservoir close to Goczałkowice-Zdrój in the Silesian Voivodeship in Poland created with a dam on the Vistula in 1956. The area of the reservoir is 32 square kilometres and its capacity is 168 million m³. It is around 75 kilometres west of Kraków.
| Goczałkowice Reservoir | |
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 Aerial view of Goczałkowice Reservoir | |
  Goczałkowice Reservoir | |
| Location | Silesian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Coordinates | 49°55′48.03″N 18°51′43.75″E |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Native name | Jezioro Goczałkowickie (Polish) |
| River sources | Vistula |
| Built | 1956 |
| Surface area | 32 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Water volume | 168,000,000 m3 (5.9×109 cu ft) |
The shores of the lake are the breeding area for many bird species.
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