Kalimanci – artificial accumulation of r. Bregalnica. It is located in Ovchepolic and Istibanian Gorge. The dam was built in 1969, and it consists of a thrust stone and central clay core. The length of the crown is 232 m, the width of 10 m, and the height above the pitch 84 m. The normal level elevation is at a height of 515 m, the maximum length of the lake is 14 km, and its width of 0.30 km. In these borders, the lake covers an area of 4.23 km 2. The total volume of the accumulation pool is 127 million m 3, of which 120 million m 3 represents a useful volume. The water from the lake is used for irrigation of 28,000 ha of arable agricultural areas in Kocani and Ovce Pole, for the production of electricity, for which the target is built hydroelectric power plant with an installed force of 12.8 mies. Dr. C. Pomegranovo in Valandovo
Original article in Macedonian language Cyrillic alphabet
Кириличен напис КАЛИМАНЦИ