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(Redirected from Jezioro Goczałkowickie) Reservoir in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Goczałkowice Lake
Jezioro Goczałkowickie (Polish)
Aerial view of Goczałkowice Reservoir
Location of lake in PolandLocation of lake in PolandGoczałkowice Lake
LocationSilesian Voivodeship, Poland
Coordinates49°55′48.03″N 18°51′43.75″E / 49.9300083°N 18.8621528°E / 49.9300083; 18.8621528
TypeReservoir
River sourcesVistula
Built1956 (1956)
Surface area32 km (12 sq mi)
Water volume168,000,000 m (5.9×10 cu ft)


Goczałkowice Lake (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.

The shores of the lake are the breeding area for many bird species.

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