Hracholusky Reservoir, Reservoir in Tachov district, Czech Republic
Hracholusky Reservoir is a 490-hectare reservoir on the Mže River, created by a 270 m long, 27 m high earthfill dam built between 1959 and 1964. The water body runs 22 km from the weir below the park in Stříbro to the dam, with two arms on the northern bank, the larger Úterský Bay and the smaller Žebrácký Bay. A steel railway bridge on two stone piers and a concrete road bridge 23 m above the water cross it.
The dam was built between 1959 and 1964 on the Mže River, with earthfill material compacted by Tatra 111 trucks in 20 cm layers. Filling began in March 1963 and power generation started on 21 August 1963. Construction required the demolition of Dolany village, the Těchoděly settlement and 140 structures, and the felling of 25,000 trees.
The reservoir's bays carry the names of the streams that feed them: Úterská and Žebrácká, both on the northern bank. A steamboat-style excursion boat calls at several stops along the water in summer, and the Slavoj Plzeň water-ski centre near the dam hosts competitions, including a national championship.
The reservoir lies on the Mže between Stříbro and the dam, with camps on both banks: Butov and Keramika on the north shore, Radost and Transkemp near the dam on the south. A boat calls at several stops along the water in summer, and the ČČK water rescue service is based at camp Keramika.
The reservoir's total length from the weir below the park in Stříbro to the dam is 22 km, not 26. The railway bridge over it, the Pňovanský most, rests on two separate stone piers; part of the original bridge was submerged when the valley was flooded.
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