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 contr ...
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 ...
River in the
South Moravia. 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 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 ...
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
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