Věstonice Reservoir ( cz, Vodní nádrž Nové Mlýny II, Věstonická nádrž) is a

reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...

on the

Thaya The Thaya ( cs, Dyje ) is a river in Central Europe, the longest tributary to the river Morava. Its drainage basin is . It is ( with its longest source river German Thaya) long and meanders from west to east in the border area between Lower Au ...

River in the

South Moravia The South Moravian Region ( cs, Jihomoravský kraj; , ; sk, Juhomoravský kraj) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia (an exception is Jobova Lhota which trad ...

. It is 1668 ha in area. The reservoir was built on the place of

Mušov Mušov (german: Muschau) is a cadastral area and a defunct village in the municipality of Pasohlávky, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic. It covers an area of . Geography and history Mušov was the lowest-lying village in the Břeclav Dis ...

village. This is a

Natural Reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or o ...

since 1994 together with the mouth of rivers

Jihlava Jihlava (; german: Iglau) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 50,000 inhabitants. Jihlava is the capital of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava River on the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia. Historically, Jihlava i ...

and Svratka. The Děvín Mountain peak is in prominence over the lake level .

References

Czech Republic Environmental Law Service - The Nove Mlyny reservoirsDam Nové MlýnyLittoral 0+ fish assemblages in three reservoirs of the Nové Mlýny Dam (Czech Republic)
Nové Mlýny Reservoirs Břeclav District {{SouthMoravia-geo-stub