Lake Milada (; formerly also known as Lake Chabařovice) is an
artificial lake
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near
Ústà nad Labem in the
Czech Republic
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. It originated from excavation by an old coal mine and flooded former villages, Hrbovice, Tuchomyšl and Vyklice. The lake has an area of . Its maximum depth is .
Location
Lake Milada lies in the
Most Basin lowland. It is located in the
Ústà nad Labem Region
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, in the municipal territories of
Chabařovice and
Ústà nad Labem. A negligible part also extends into the territory of
Trmice.
Water mode
In 1998, the mining of
brown coal
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in
Chabařovice ceased and the quarry was closed. Recultivation work started subsequently. The former Chabařovice quarry was the first of large surface mines within the Czech Republic in which redevelopment and reclamation works, after termination of mining, came to the stage when the remnant den was filled with water. It became a model for other localities.
The watering started on 15 June 2001. The reservoir is the second largest reclaimed lake within northern Czech Republic. The recultivation is based on the hydric system, concretely the watering. The maximum watering speed is 700 L/s and is processed by a water relief from the Kateřina reservoir. At the present time some land is being prepared for investment and the area is being opened to the public. Mild local climate change is expected in the direct surroundings following the creation of the lake, such as an increase in fogs, less dustiness and temperature stabilization.
The water quality is one of the key criteria, which is monitored and will be helpful for projection of the hydric recultivation in another region.
Utilization
The lake is partly used for recreational purposes – for bathing, swimming, sailing, cycling, roller skating, jogging, horse riding etc. Fishing is forbidden.
In 2006 originated the Association of five communes called Jezero Milada (Lake Milada). These five communes are Ústà nad Labem, Chabařovice, Trmice,
Řehlovice and
Modlany. The financial resources of the Association and the city of Ústà nad Labem were used on setting out the cycling path 3009. Cycling path with marking 3009 was opened in 2006 and it goes through the territory of outside dump of the mine with line up to
Habřà and Řehlovice. In Chabařovice it connects the already built cycling path of the
Czech Tourist Club with the same marking, then it goes around lake, diverges across paths in the area and finally it leads to
Stadice.
In July 2022 this lake was used to take water with two
Canadair aircraft for aerial firefighting at
Bohemian Switzerland National Park.
References
External links
Jezero Milada Municipal AssociationMonitoring of Milada LakeLeaflet with cycling path of Lake Milada
{{DEFAULTSORT:Milada Lake
Artificial lakes of the Czech Republic
Geography of the Ústà nad Labem Region
Ústà nad Labem District