Ivaylovgrad Reservoir

Ivaylovgrad Dam
Location of Ivaylovgrad Reservoir in Bulgaria
Official nameЯзовир Ивайловград (Bulgarian)
LocationIvaylovgrad, eastern Rhodope Mountains
Coordinates41°37′46.56″N 25°58′21.72″E / 41.6296000°N 25.9727000°E / 41.6296000; 25.9727000
Construction began1959
Opening date1964
Dam and spillways
Type of damconcrete gravity dam
Height73 m (240 ft)
Length365 m (1,198 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesIvaylovgrad Reservoir
Total capacity156,700,000 m3 (127,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area5,128 km2 (1,980 sq mi)
Surface area15.1 km2 (3,700 acres)
Power Station
Operator(s)NEK EAD
Installed capacity104 MW
Annual generation196 GWh

Ivaylovgrad Reservoir (Bulgarian: язовир Ивайловград) is located on the river Arda in the eastern Rhodope Mountains of southern Bulgaria. It was constructed to provide electricity generation and irrigation as a major part of the Arda Hydropower Cascade along the reservoirs of Studen Kladenets and Kardzhali further upstream.