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Sablauskių Reservoir

Coordinates: 56°15′27″N 22°52′48″E / 56.25750°N 22.88000°E / 56.25750; 22.88000
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Sablauskių Reservoir
Sablauskių Reservoir in the summer
Sablauskių Reservoir is located in Lithuania
Sablauskių Reservoir
Sablauskių Reservoir
LocationSablauskiai, Akmenė District Municipality
Coordinates56°15′27″N 22°52′48″E / 56.25750°N 22.88000°E / 56.25750; 22.88000
Lake typeArtificial lake, reservoir
Primary inflowsDabikinė, Šventupys (Dabikinė), Debrestis, Drūktupis, Daugupis, Kusupis, Pusupis, Lapupis
Primary outflowsDabikinė
Basin countriesLithuania
Max. length5.9 km (3.7 mi)
Max. width0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Surface area1,227 km2 (474 sq mi)
Average depth1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Max. depth3.5 m (11 ft)
Water volume0.002 km3 (0.00048 cu mi)
Shore length119.71 km (12.25 mi)
Surface elevation69 m (226 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The Sablauskių Reservoir is a reservoir in Lithuania, in the Akmenė District Municipality. The reservoir is 7 km (4.3 mi) from Akmenė and 1.4 km (0.87 mi) from Alkiškiai. The shores are almost entirely covered in trees and bushes, with the shore itself being very winding. On the northern and eastern banks of the reservoir, there are forested areas. Around the reservoir there are many cultivated fields, a rural tourism homestead can be found here too.[1]

History

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The Sablauskių Reservoir was created in 1975 for industrial water supply[2] and in 2007 a 39 kW small hydroelectric power plant was built.

References

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  1. ^ "Poilsis prie Sablauskių tvenkinio, sodybų nuoma". www.prieezero.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  2. ^ Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian) (3rd ed.). Vilnius. 1987. p. 607.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)