Seč dam
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 50 '11 " N , 15 ° 39' 10" E | ||||||
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| Construction time: | 1925-1934 | ||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 42 m | ||||||
| Crown length: | 165 m | ||||||
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| Reservoir length | 7 km | ||||||
| Storage space | 22nd 000 000 m³ | ||||||
The Seč dam is located south of the town of Seč in Okres Chrudim in the Czech Republic . It is located in the west of the Iron Mountains and dams the Chrudimka River .
The dam was built between 1925 and 1934 in the breakthrough valley between the castles Oheb and Vildštejn . The dam, built from granite blocks between the natural rock walls, is 42 meters high. It is 165 m long and has a thickness of 6.8 meters.
The reservoir of the dam is 7 kilometers, the water depth at the dam is 35 m. The capacity is 22 million m³. Below the dam, also known as Seč I, there is a smaller Seč II reservoir.
When the dam was built, the Podohbí settlement and some mills were flooded. A rock island located in it below the castle ruins of Oheb was declared a nature reserve in 1996.