| Yovkovtsi Reservoir | |
| Coords: | 42.931°N 25.797°W |
| Lake Type: | reservoir |
| Inflow: | Veselina River |
| Outflow: | Veselina River |
| Basin Countries: | Bulgaria |
| Length: | 7.5km (04.7miles) (from map) |
| Width: | 850m (2,790feet) |
| Area: | 574ha |
| Max-Depth: | 60m (200feet) (from dam) |
| Volume: | 92.2hm3 |
| Pushpin Map: | Bulgaria |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Yvokovtsi in Bulgaria. |
The Yovkovtsi Reservoir (bg|язовир „Йовковци“) is situated in northern Bulgaria, away of the town of Elena. It was built on the river Veselina in the Yantra basin. The reservoir is located in the territory of Elena municipality, and supplies water to Veliko Tarnovo, Gorna Oryahovitsa, Lyaskovets, Strazhitsa, Zlataritsa, Elena, Gabrovo and Dryanovo. of the reservoir are hygienic protected zone. The dam is rich in carp, pikeperch and many other kinds of fish.
It is named after the prominent writer Yordan Yovkov.