Vârșolț Reservoir
Location of Vârșolț Reservoir in Romania
Official name	Lacul de acumulare Vârșolț
Country	Romania
Location	Vârșolț, Crasna
Coordinates	47°10′49″N 22°54′56″E / 47.18028°N 22.91556°E / 47.18028; 22.91556
Construction began	1976
Opening date	1979
Dam and spillways
Height	17 m (56 ft)
Length	2,160 m (7,090 ft)
Dam volume	50,200,000 m3 (40,700 acre⋅ft)
Reservoir
Surface area	6.52 km2 (2.52 sq mi)

Vârșolț Reservoir (Romanian: Lacul de acumulare Vârșolț) is the largest lake in Sălaj County, Romania.

It is a reservoir, made in 1976–1979. Vârșolț Lake is situated in the Crasna River basin, between Crasna and Vârșolț. The dam has a height of 17 m (56 ft) and a length of 2,160 m (7,090 ft). The lake has a surface area of 652 ha (1,610 acres) and a volume of 50.2 million m³ (1.77 billion cu ft) of water. The lake was created as floods mitigation and protection against floodings. Created after the 1970 floods in Romania, the lake controls the water output of the Crasna River. Vârșolț Lake is a drinking water source for Zalău and Șimleu Silvaniei towns.^[1][2]

• Apa mai bună și un baraj mai sigur la Vârșolț
• Accumulation lake
• "Lacul de acumulare Vârșolț". wikimapia.org (in Romanian).
• "Barajul Vârșolț – repopulat cu o tonă de puiet de crap". Magazin Sălăjean (in Romanian). November 25, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2023.