Slapy Reservoir ( Czech: ''Vodní nádrž Slapy'') is dam on the

Vltava Vltava ( , ; german: Moldau ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice and Prague, and finally merging with the Labe at M ...

river in the

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, near to village Slapy. By area , it is the sixth biggest dam in the country. It was built as part of Vltava cascade between years 1949 and 1955. It has a hydroeletrics power station included. It is located approximately from capital city

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

, so it is used for

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too.

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Dams in the Czech Republic Hydroelectric power stations in the Czech Republic Geography of the Central Bohemian Region Benešov District Prague-West District Příbram District Dams completed in 1955 Buildings and structures in the Central Bohemian Region 1955 establishments in Czechoslovakia Reservoirs in the Czech Republic {{Hydroelectric-power-plant-stub