Kamýk Reservoir, reservoir in Kamýk nad Vltavou, Czech Republic

Kamýk Reservoir is a large water body on the Vltava River near the town of Kamýk nad Vltavou. The surrounding area features meadows and forests, and the water surface extends far across the landscape.

The reservoir was built between 1957 and 1962 as part of the larger Vltava Cascade project. It was created to regulate river flow and protect the region from flooding.

The reservoir takes its name from the village of Kamýk nad Vltavou, whose name is of Slavic origin. The Vltava Cascade, of which it is part, is a chain of dams and power plants on the Vltava. The reservoir is used for recreation, and its water quality is rated grade 2 (good) by chlorophyll content.

The dam stands on the Vltava about ten kilometres downstream of the Orlík dam, near Kamýk nad Vltavou. Its crest is 158 m long and 17 m high, with a crane rail running across it for servicing the four steel weirs. The reservoir surface covers 195 ha and reaches a maximum depth of 14 m.

The dam is a gravity structure with four pressure segment weirs, each 18 m wide, that can discharge up to 2,000 m³ of water per second. The hydroelectric plant in the northern part of the site has a maximum output of 48 MW.