The Nové Mlýny reservoirs () are three reservoirs behind the Nové Mlýny Dam on the

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River in the

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. The lower reservoir, in area, is the Novomlýnská (or Nové Mlýny) reservoir, the middle reservoir, , is the Věstonice Reservoir and the upper reservoir, , is the Mušovská (or Mušov) Reservoir.

Construction

Built between 1978 and 1988, the three separate reservoirs were built to help lessen the severity of seasonal flooding and to boost agricultural production. The reservoirs are part of the Pálava Protected Landscape Area.

References

Reservoirs in the Czech Republic * Lake groups of the Czech Republic {{SouthMoravia-geo-stub