Jirkov dam
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 30 '34 " N , 13 ° 24' 33" E | ||||||||
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| Construction time: | 1960-1965 | ||||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 50.8 m | ||||||||
| Height of the structure crown: | 454.8 m nm | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 190 m | ||||||||
| Crown width: | 5.5 m | ||||||||
| Operator: | State enterprise Povodí Ohře | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 420.9 m nm | ||||||||
| Water surface | 16.44 hectares | ||||||||
| Storage space | 1 917 000 m³ | ||||||||
| Total storage space : | 2 769 000 m³ | ||||||||
The dam Jirkov ( Czech Vodní nádrž Jirkov ) is a drinking water reservoir in the Czech Ore , Czech Republic.
geography
The dam is located three kilometers northwest of Jirkov in the middle of forests on the southern slope of the Ore Mountains in Telšské údolí ("Töltschtal") of the Bílina . To the north-west of the reservoir are the remains of the Najštejn castle ("New Stone") between the valleys of the Malá voda ("Little Bächel") and the Bílina . The Červený Hrádek Castle is two and a half kilometers to the east .
Dammed waters are the Bílina and the Malá voda, drainage waters are the Bílina.
Surrounding villages are Telš, Orasín and Boleboř in the north, Jindřišská in the northeast, Červený Hrádek in the east, Vinařice in the southeast, Březenec in the south, Hrádečná in the southwest, Šerchov and Blatno in the west and Květnov and Mezihoří in the northwest.
history
The construction of the dam began in 1960 to supply drinking water to the North Bohemian Basin . In 1965 the system was completed. Water from the Nivský potok, the tributary of the Lužec, is supplied to the Bílina above the dam via the Nivský přivaděč pipeline . In the reservoir is at 451.60 m above sea level. M. an overflow shaft with a diameter of 9.5 m.
The Jirkov hydropower plant with a CINK turbine system Banki with a maximum output of 142.2 kW is integrated into the dam.
The Jirkov Reservoir, in conjunction with the Přísečnice , Křimov , Kamenička , Jezeří , Janov and Fláje reservoirs , provides drinking water for the entire North Bohemian lignite basin.
It is located in a drinking water protection area of the first order and is not open to the public.