Żelazny Most (lake)

Żelazny Most Reservoir
Żelazny Most Reservoir
Coordinates	51°31′12″N 16°12′00″E / 51.52000°N 16.20000°E / 51.52000; 16.20000Coordinates: 51°31′12″N 16°12′00″E / 51.52000°N 16.20000°E / 51.52000; 16.20000
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)

Żelazny Most Reservoir - the largest sump reservoir of froth (copper mining tailings dam) in Europe, owned by KGHM Polska Miedź.

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. 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.

The site is the largest tailings dam in Europe.