Mohelno reservoir, reservoir in Mohelno, Czech Republic
Mohelno reservoir is the lower balancing reservoir of the Dalešice waterworks on the Jihlava River, about 30 km southeast of Třebíč, in operation since 1977. Its concrete gravity dam is 185 m long at the crest, 7.75 m wide, 32 m wide at the foundation and 38.65 m high above the riverbed, built with 89,400 m³ of concrete. The dam creates a 7 km long lake; the former Dukovanský mill was flooded near today's dam.
Mohelno reservoir was put into operation in 1977 as the lower balancing reservoir of the Dalešice waterworks on the Jihlava River. Its construction flooded the former Dukovanský mill near today's dam. Together with the upper Dalešice reservoir it forms the pumped-storage plant Dalešice.
The reservoir flooded the former Dukovanský mlýn mill, which stood near today's dam and disappeared beneath the water in 1977. The reservoir is also the fishing ground of the Jihlava 6 angling district, and protected crayfish live in the trout zone below the dam.
The reservoir lies on the Jihlava River about 30 km southeast of Třebíč, below the Dalešice dam, and is reached from Mohelno. The Mohelenská hadcová step national nature reserve borders the water, and the trout zone and protected crayfish are below the dam. The reservoir is the Jihlava 6 fishing ground.
The reservoir flooded the former Dukovanský mlýn (mill), which stood near today's dam and disappeared under the water in 1977. The dam itself is a concrete gravity structure 185 m long at its crest and 38.65 m high above the riverbed, holding back a 7 km lake.
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