📜 Historic dam built between 1932-1938 on the Divoká Orlice river.
🌊 A popular destination for swimming, water sports, and recreation.
💡 Discover a significant hydroelectric power plant
🏊♀️ Enjoy swimming and various water sports in the reservoir
🎣 Try sport fishing, especially in the early morning or evening
🚤 Rent boats and pedal boats with slides for family fun
🏞️ Explore the scenic shores dotted with cottages and campsites
🤿 Experience ideal conditions for diving
🎣 Fishing can be challenging during busy daytime hours due to high activity
⚠️ Rocky access to the water slopes steeply, which might not be suitable for everyone
🏗️ Constructed between 1932 and 1938, it's one of the last masonry dams in the Czech Republic
⚡ Features a peak-load hydroelectric power plant with a 3 MW Francis turbine
💧 Includes the Pastviny II balancing reservoir downstream, with a 217 kW Kaplan turbine
🛡️ Serves multiple purposes: electricity generation, flow regulation, and flood protection
💡 Produces emission-free energy, covering the consumption of over 2,000 households in East Bohemia
⚙️ Was once the largest pumped-storage power plant in former Czechoslovakia