Karolinka Dam
Přehrada Karolinka
The Karolinka Dam is a water reservoir located in the Javorníky mountains, serving as a crucial source of drinking water for the surrounding region and a popular spot for walks and summer swimming.

📜 A significant water reservoir in the Javorníky mountains, crucial for drinking water.
🔍 Popular for scenic walks and summer swimming, also houses a small hydroelectric power plant.

Why Go

🏞️ Enjoy beautiful walks along the dam's perimeter with shaded paths.
🏊‍♀️ Swim in the clear waters during summer.
💡 See a crucial source of drinking water for up to 80,000 people.
🔋 Discover a small hydroelectric power plant.
🖼️ Experience a landscape that inspired local painter Iloj Hartinger.

Why Avoid

🎣 Fishing is strictly prohibited.
🚫 No specific contact details, operating hours, admission fees, parking, accessibility, or guided tour information available.

📍 Location Details

⛰️ Situated south of Karolinka village, on the northern slopes of the Javorníky mountains.
🌊 Built on the Stanovice stream in the 1980s.
📏 Dam is 38 meters high and 390 meters long.
💧 Reservoir has a capacity of 7.5 million cubic meters and an area of 55 hectares.
⬆️ Elevation is 512 meters above sea level.

Tags
water reservoirdamoutdoornatureswimmingwalkinghydroelectric powerJavorníky mountains