Type Artificial lake Primary outflows San River Max. length 21 km (13 mi) Area 22 km² Inflow source San | Primary inflows Basin countries Poland Surface area 22 km (8.5 sq mi) Shore length 150 km Outflow location San | |
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Cities Polańczyk, Solina, Poland, Myczkowce Similar Bieszczady Mountains, Tarnica, Solina Dam, Połonina Caryńska, Museum of Folk Architectu | ||
Lake Solina (Polish: Jezioro Solińskie) is an artificial lake in the Bieszczady Mountains region, more precisely in Lesko County of the Subcarpathian Voivodship of Poland. Its coordinates are 49°22′27″N 22°27′8″E.
Map of Lake Solina, Poland
The lake was created in 1968 by the construction of the Solina Dam on the San River. It has an area of 22 square kilometres (8 sq mi) and contains 472,000,000 cubic metres (617,000,000 cu yd; 383,000 acre·ft) of water, making it Poland's largest artificial lake.
It is the best known tourist attraction of the region, with waterside villages like Solina, Myczkowce and Polańczyk catering to watersports enthusiasts. The lake's great depth, water clarity, and mountainous scenery makes it a very popular destination for boaters. Because of these qualities the lake has been nicknamed the "Bieszczady Sea".
Starting in the 1970s the Wojewódzkie Przedsiębiorstwo Turystyczne (State Tourism Enterprise) "Bieszczady" purchased a number of vessels for the lake and established the lake's White Fleet. The fleet's main ships offer cruises on the lake.