Vodná nádrž Bukovec
A reservoir right by the village of Bukovec, less than 10 km from Košice, whose main role is an emergency cooling-water reserve for the U.S. Steel Košice works. Divers see many fish and crayfish; the bottom is fine gravel near the shore and muddy elsewhere.
Facts
- Region: Slovakia – Quarries, Tajchy & Reservoirs
- Area: Košice, Prešov & Zemplín
- Depth: 0–14 m
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: bay
- Coordinates: 48.70252, 21.15787
- Highlights: emergency cooling-water reservoir for the Košice steelworks, many fish, crayfish, fine gravel by the shore, mud deeper
- Unverified: Described only by an older diver-database entry (last changed 2014; last report 2006, no recent reports); access and conditions may have changed since.
- Tips: A small regional training lake; ask locally about current access.