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Paprocanskie Lake (also Paprocany Lake ) - a water reservoir located in the south-western part of Tychy. It is an artificial reservoir created for the needs of Huta Paprocka in 1796. In the years 1986-1992 in the reservoir, reclamation procedures were carried out involving the complete draining of the reservoir, the removal of the sediment and the lowering of the bottom soil by 0.5 m on the area of ​​110 ha. Currently, it plays a recreational and retention role as a flood protection for the south-eastern districts of the city.

Hydrology

The surface of the lake is 132 ha, the average depth ranges from 150 to 190 cm. The lake is surrounded by forests - forest protection belt GOP. The waters of the Paprocany Lake are fed by the Old Gostynka and small watercourses flowing down from the south. The catchment area of ​​the lake is 20.4 km². The relief of the area near the banks is not very varied. In the retreat part marshy areas developed, constituting a mainstay of waterfowl. The lake plays the role of a recreational area of ​​the first class of purity.