- Lake Tisza
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lake_name = Lake Tisza
image_lake = Tisza-t%C3%B3.jpg
caption_lake =
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coords = coord|47|36|N|20|40|E|type:waterbody_region:HU|display=inline,title
type =reservoir
inflow =Tisza River
outflow =Tisza River
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basin_countries = Hungary
length = 27 km
width =
area = 127 km²
depth = 1.3 m
max-depth = 17 m
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islands = |cities =Lake Tisza ( _hu. Tisza-tó), also known as Kisköre Reservoir (Hungarian: "Kiskörei-víztározó"), is the largest
artificial lake inHungary . It is located at the southeastern edge of Heves county, next to countiesBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén ,Hajdú-Bihar andJász-Nagykun-Szolnok .As part of the ongoing
Tisza River flood control project, it was built in 1973. Its filling was finished in the 1990s, resulting a 127 km²lake . The lake is 27 km in length, with an average depth of 1.3 m and a maximum depth of 17 m; it contains 43 km² of smallisland s.Following the reservoir's completion, Hungarians began to flock to the site for holidays, since it compared favorably with the crowded and expensive
Lake Balaton , the traditional holiday site. As a result,tourist infrastructure has been developed on the reservoir—renamed Lake Tisza—and the government has designated it an official tourism destination.The lake (or reservoir) has a new local
ecology with a diversity ofbirds ,plant s, andanimal s.
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