Vrchlice dam
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 55 '37 " N , 15 ° 13' 37" E | ||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||
| Construction time: | 1966-1971 | ||||||
| Height above foundation level : | 40.80 m | ||||||
| Height of the structure crown: | 326.20 m | ||||||
| Building volume: | 32,000 m³ | ||||||
| Crown length: | 132 m | ||||||
| Crown width: | 5 m | ||||||
| Base width: | 7.85 m | ||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||
| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 323.80 m | ||||||
| Storage space | 7.970 million m³ | ||||||
| Total storage space : | 9.780 million m³ | ||||||
| Catchment area | 97.50 km² | ||||||
| Design flood : | 110 m³ / s | ||||||
The Vrchlice dam (Vodní nádrž Vrchlice) is the only dam in the Czech Republic , the one arch dam of concrete has a shut-off.
It is located near Malešov in the Okres Kutná Hora in Central Bohemia, about 60 km southeast of Prague . There it dams the river Vrchlice . The dam is located north of Malešov at the foot of the Písečný vrch.
history
The dam was built between 1966 and 1971. The village of Stará Lhota , which belongs to Vidice , and several mills were flooded by the traffic jam .
See also
Web links
- Vrchlice, contains a photo of the dam
- Vrchlice, also contains a photo of the dam ( memento from April 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive )