Żelazny Most (lake)
Żelazny Most Reservoir - the largest sump reservoir of froth (copper mining tailings dam) in Europe, owned by KGHM Polska Miedź.[1]
| Żelazny Most Reservoir | |
|---|---|
 Żelazny Most Reservoir | |
| Coordinates | 51°31′12″N 16°12′00″E |
| Type | reservoir |
| Basin countries | Poland |
| Max. length | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.4 km (0.87 mi) |
| Surface area | 13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
| Max. depth | 2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
| Water volume | 8,000,000 m3 (6,500 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface elevation | 0.1 m (0.33 ft) |
The name of the reservoir comes from the nearby village of Żelazny Most, located 3.4 kilometres south-west of the reservoir; with the village of Rudna to the east of the reservoir.[2]
The reservoir's construction began in 1974, and exploitation (and the completion of the reservoir's construction) on February 12, 1977. The construction of the reservoir included the destruction of the villages of Barszów, Kalinówka, and Pielgrzymów.[3]
The site is the largest tailings dam in Europe.[4]
References
- Lasocki, S; Antoniuk, J; Moscicki, J. "Environmental protection problems in the vicinity of the Zelazny most flotation wastes depository in Poland". J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 38: 1435–43. doi:10.1081/ese-120021468. PMID 12929798.
- "Characterization of Halomonas sp. ZM3 isolated from the Zelazny Most post-flotation waste reservoir, with a special focus on its mobile DNA". Bio Med Central. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- "Żelazny Most Reservoir". PRW. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization 4, edited by Roberto Quental Coutinho and Paul W. Mayne, page 194
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