The Ticha Reservoir is a large dam in Northeastern Bulgaria, situated totally within the municipality of Varbitsa. It is built along the valley of the Kamchia River. Its water volume is 311.8 million cubic metres and its maximum area, when it is fully filled, is 18.7 square km. Because of its irregular shape, the Ticha Reservoir has the largest dam circuit of all the dams in Bulgaria, namely - 100 km. The dam wall has a height of 55.5 metres and it is located less than 10 km from Veliki Preslav. Varbitsa is 18 km away and Shumen - 40 km. The dam offers perfect conditions for fishing of perch, chub, bream, catfish, carp, rudd. The biggest fish caught here is a 112-kg catfish with a length of 254 cm, caught by the rod of Krasimir Alexandrov from Plovdiv. The area around the Ticha Reservoir is perfect for hiking. The Dragoevska Mountain is east and northeast of it. Here the Patleina Reserve is situated, including the remains of dozens of fortresses: Gorni and Dolni Stratini, Dalga Polyana, Sodolsko Gradishte, Kyuchuk Meshe, Petrusha, Gradishte Panutsa, Karademirsko Gradishte, Zlatarsko Kale, Lisichka Fortress and others. Within 5 to 20 kilometres around the lake there are many other ruins of fortresses and interesting cultural and historical landmarks. The area is suitable for picnics, trekking, photo and off-road safaris. There are various accommodation possibilities in the villages and towns near the dam. There are hotels next to the Ticha Reservoir, as well as villas, guest houses and holiday complexes. The village of Sushina is one of the most popular recreation areas next to the dam. The other settlements that provide hotels, private rooms, guest houses, villas and bungalows at the Ticha Reservoir are Lovets, Ivanovo (nearby there is an interesting settlement mound) Konevo, Kyolmen, Malomir, Varbitsa, Mengishevo, Byala Reka and Tushovitsa.